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Growth of medical reimbursements and social services program expenses is consuming an increasing percentage of state budgets, requiring state and local governments to manage finances more efficiently across complex services and agencies.   In the Spotlight How can we more proactively combat improper payments, fraud, waste and abuse in Medicaid programs?(PDF) Learn how to improve Medicaid fraud and abuse control activities. CSC Selects SAS to Provide Support for new North Carolina Medicaid Management Information System Find out how SAS will provide software and services to migrate data from the existing MMIS to the replacement system. Recently the Government Accountability Office estimated that US$45 billion was lost in one fiscal year to improper payments from 41 programs governmentwide, representing a 27 percent increase from the previous year. Identifying fraud, waste and abuse is essential to cost containment for state-administered programs, particularly those programs more vulnerable to fraud, such as Medicare/Medicaid and Food Stamps. In addition, timely capture, processing and access to public health and health program data is crucial to detecting disease outbreaks early and preventing fraud and abuse. However, a host of data, usability and interoperability issues – and the inability of public organizations to seamlessly collaborate with other public and private organizations – can impede progress. Health information technology plays a crucial role in enabling state and local efforts to track expenditures, monitor diseases and improve efficiencies. For example, to safeguard and protect government funds, health and human services programs must carry out an anti-fraud strategy that addresses an agency’s unique objectives and business processes. For public health efforts, technology plays an integral role in syndromic surveillance and pattern analysis that quickly spots trends in health-related data signaling disease outbreaks. Advancing health services while containing costs requires improved access to, and management of, critical health data resources. SAS addresses the technology challenges of government health organizations by delivering software and services for: Data sharing and integration – share information among those who need it with SAS’ award-winning solution that facilitates enterprise data management to ensure a single, comprehensive view of data across organizations. Analytics – automate collection and analysis of complex data, such as claims or disease instances, and provide access to structured and actionable intelligence. The breadth of SAS advanced analytics gives you power unmatched by any other vendor and enables you to discover, predict and forecast from massive volumes of data. Strategic performance management – SAS® Strategic Performance Management helps health and human service departments develop a clear mission, strategy and set of performance measures that are aligned and on-course throughout the organization. Fraud detection – SAS software for fraud prevention and detection helps fight fraud, waste and abuse by giving government organizations a consistent version of the truth that enables critical decisions to be made more efficiently and with less risk. Financial intelligence – SAS® Financial Management improves the accuracy, relevance and timeliness of financial plans, budgets and reports while promoting the alignment and execution of strategy. As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention standard for reporting, SAS is a trusted partner of health researchers across government and around the world. Used by nearly all divisions of the US Department of Health and Human Services for improved reporting and health program management, SAS software integrates easily with your existing applications, reducing costly and time-consuming integration efforts.

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