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Office of Audit Services (OAS). OAS conducts audits that assess HHS programs and operations and examine the performance of HHS programs and grantees. In FY 2020, OIG produced 178 audits. OIG uses data analytics and risk assessments to identify emerging issues and target high-risk areas to ensure the best use of audit resources.
Health care organizations, new edition as of June 1, 1996 full-text: 31-08: 1997: Health care organizations, with conforming changes as of May 1, 1997 full-text: 31-09: 1998: Health care organizations, with conforming changes as of May 1, 1998 full-text: 31-10: 1999: Health care organizations, with conforming changes as of May 1, 1999 full-text ...
For example, 'parents / carers are involved in negotiating or planning their child's care'. A standard is the threshold of the expected compliance for each criterion (these are usually expressed as a percentage). For the above example an appropriate standard would be: 'There is evidence of parent / carer in care planning in 90% of cases'.
Clinical governance is a systematic approach to maintaining and improving the quality of patient care within the National Health Service (NHS) and private sector health care. Clinical governance became important in health care after the Bristol heart scandal in 1995, during which an anaesthetist, Dr Stephen Bolsin , exposed the high mortality ...
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the United States that works to improve health care quality through the administration of evidence-based standards, measures, programs, and accreditation. The National Committee for Quality Assurance operates on a formula of measure ...
The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is a widely used set of performance measures in the managed care industry, developed and maintained by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). HEDIS was designed to allow consumers to compare health plan performance to other plans and to national or regional benchmarks.
Performing Audit Procedures in Response to Assessed Risks and Evaluating the Audit Evidence Obtained full-text: February 2006 111: Amendment to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 39: Audit Sampling full-text: February 2006 112: Communicating Internal Control Related Matters Identified in an Audit full-text: May 2006 113: Omnibus 2006 full-text ...
A significant event audit (SEA), also known as significant event analysis, is a method of formally assessing significant events, particularly in primary care in the UK, with a view to improving patient care and services. To be effective, the SEA frequently seeks contributions from all members of the healthcare team and involves a subsequent ...