Follow-up Audit of the Health Care Financing Administration's Resolution of Two Office of Inspector General

-“’’’’” f+, +’ *... z DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Off Ice of Inspector General : 5 ‘1 (L“o ‘+ %.,,, ,0 4Memorandum . Date “SEP.I21995June Gibbs BrownFrom dLInspector Gen Subject Follow-up AuP“ f the Health Care Financing Administration’s Resolution of TwoOffice of Inspector General Audits Related to Inpatient Alcoholism Claims Made byNew York State (A-O2-94-O1O26)To Bruce C. VladeckAdministratorHealth Care Fimncing AdministrationAttached are two copies of our final audit report entitled, “Follow-up Audit of the HealthCare Financing Administration’s Resolution of Two Office of Inspector General AuditsRelated to Inpatient Alcoholism Claims Made by New York State. ” This report providesyou with the results of our follow-up audit of the Region II Health Care FinancingAdministration’s (HCFA) resolution activities in clearing audit recommendationsidentified in two Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports concerning free-standingThe purpose of our follow-up audit was to determine theinpatient alcoholism providers. extent of resolution activities undertaken and assess whether the resolution activities wereappropriate, effective, and timely.“Review of Medical Assistance Payments Made By TheThe first OIG report entitled, New York State Department of Social Services To Five Free-Standing InpatientAlcoholism Providers After A Federally-Sponsored Demonstration Project In WhichThey Participated Had Ended” was performed ...