Results of Audit Work Performed at Trailblazer Health Enterprises, LLC as part of the Office of Inspector

a/-% ( dL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Office of Inspector General a Office of Audit Services xh, 1100 Commerce, Room 632 Dallas, TX 75242 July 2 1,2003 Ms. Marti Mahaffey Executive Vice President & COO TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC 8330 LBJ Freeway, Executive Center I11 Dallas, Texas 75243 Dear Ms. Mahaffey: Enclosed are two copies of the US. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General report entitled "Results of Audit Work Performed at TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC as Part of the Office of Inspector General's Nationwide Determination of the Fiscal Year 2002 Medicare Error Rate". The Office of Inspector General's annual determination of the error rate is required by the Chief Financial Officer's Act of 1990. This report covers Medicare claims paid by TrailBlazer during the 3-month period ended June 30,2002. A copy of this report will be forwarded to the action official noted below for his review and any action deemed necessary. ' TrailBlazer officials agreed with most of the recommendations included in the draft audit report and provided specific responses to the recommendations. We have incorporated TrailBlazer's written comments in the body of the report following the Recommendation section. We appreciate the cooperation given to us by TrailBlazer officials and staff throughout this audit. Final determination as to actions taken on all matters reported will be made by the HHS action official ...