IBIA Update: Save the Date, September 17, 2012, 5:00 to 7:00 pm EDT, for IBIA's Annual Reception at the BCC in Tampa, FL
(IBIA, Jun 15, 2012)
Please mark your calendar for IBIA’s annual reception at the BCC in Tampa, FL – September 17, 2012, 5:00 to 7:00 pm EDT, Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina, directly across the street from the BCC venue (the Embassy Suites Hotel). Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) will be IBIA’s featured guest and speaker.
We look forward to seeing you and your colleagues.
Medicaid audit program is ineffective and costly, GAO says
(Star Telegram, Jun 14, 2012)
By Jamie Goldberg - An audit program meant to combat Medicaid fraud has cost taxpayers roughly $102 million since 2008, while identifying less than $20 million in overpayments, according to a report released Thursday by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office.
CMS Should Improve Reporting and Focus on Audit Collaboration with States
(GAO , Jun 14, 2012)
Compared to the initial test audits and the more recent collaborative audits, the majority of the Medicaid Integrity Group’s (MIG) audits conducted under the National Medicaid Audit Program (NMAP) were less effective because they used Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) data. MSIS is an extract of states’ claims data and is missing key elements, such as provider names, that are necessary for auditing.
Senator urges vote on cyber law before 'cyber 9/11' occurs
(Federal Computer Week , Jun 14, 2012)
Camille Tuutti - The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee chairman is calling on his congressional colleagues to quickly vote on cybersecurity legislation to protect vulnerable critical networks before a “cyber 9/11" happens.
Trying to Maintain Your Online Reputation
(Business Week , Jun 14, 2012)
By Karen E. Klein - As the founder and chief executive officer of online identity-management firm Vizibility, James Alexander acknowledges that some reputation companies have a hard time managing their own reputations.
Privacy over in the digital workplace
(ZD Net Australia , Jun 15, 2012)
By Peter Holland - The development of digital monitoring and surveillance has increased dramatically over the past decade, pervading all aspects of everyday life to the extent that most people don't even notice it.
The students who pay for school lunch by fingerprint
(ZD Net , Jun 15, 2012)
By Charlie Osborne - To try and stop students losing or being relieved of their lunch money, some schools offered the option of swipe cards. Now, it’s being taken a step further — through the use of biometric technology.
IBIA Update: Save the Date, September 17, 2012, 5:00 to 7:00 pm EDT, for IBIA's Annual Reception at the BCC in Tampa, FL
Publisher: IBIA
Jun 15, 2012