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Detailed Results
Chapter 1
The Department Should Improve Certain Controls That Affect the
Performance Measures Audited
The Department of Aging and Disability Services (Department) reported
reliable results for two of the four key performance measures tested for fiscal
year 2013. A result is considered reliable if it is certified or certified with
qualification.
The following two key performance measures were certified with
qualification for fiscal year 2013:
- Average Number of Individuals Receiving Medicaid - Funded Nursing
Results: certified with Facility Services per Month.
Qualification
A performance measure is - Net Nursing Facility Cost Per Medicaid Resident Per Month.
certified with qualification
when reported performance While the Department reported reliable results for those two performance
appears accurate but the
controls over data collection measures, it should improve controls over its performance measure
and reporting are not adequate processes to help ensure continued accuracy. Specifically, the Department
to ensure continued accuracy. should document its policies and procedures for collecting, calculating,
reviewing, and reporting performance measure information and should
update performance measure definitions in the Automated Budget and
Evaluation System of Texas (ABEST).
Chapter 1-A
The Department Should Develop Written Policies and Procedures
for Collecting, Calculating, Reviewing, and Reporting Performance
Measure Information
The Department does not have complete, documented policies and procedures
for the collection, calculation, review, and reporting of its performance
measure results. Specifically:
- The Department appropriately conducted reviews of performance measure
results before submitting the data into ABEST; however, it had not
developed policies and procedures to require that type of review for any of
its performance measures.
- While the Department had documented procedures for the collection of
data used to calculate the Average Number of Individuals on Interest List
Per Month: Home and Community Based Services (HCS) performance
measure, it did not have documented procedures for the calculation and
reporting of that performance measure.
An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Department of Aging and Disability Services
SAO Report No. 14-032
May 2014
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