Condition and Context: The System did not complete the PRF Period 1 reporting in accordance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services guidance. The System did not enter the correct amounts from its data supporting lost revenues for all quarters; it also did not enter the correct amounts ...
Condition and Context: The System did not complete the PRF Period 1 reporting in accordance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services guidance. The System did not enter the correct amounts from its data supporting lost revenues for all quarters; it also did not enter the correct amounts from its data supporting eligible expenditures. The adjustments needed within the PRF reports to correct the errors decreased year over year lost revenues from $21,664,944 to $11,771,346 and decreased eligible expenditures from $7,527,194 to $4,334,813, on total distributions of PRF funding of $14,972,846. In summary, the data supporting amounts for lost revenues and eligible expenses totals $16,104,159 on total distributions of PRF funding of $14,972,846 in this reporting period.
Corrective Action Plan: System management agrees with the finding and has updated its lost revenue calculation. Management attempted to update lost revenue amounts with filing of its Period 4 reports; however, additional data entry errors were made. Management has worked extensively over the past two years to monitor the changing guidelines surrounding the various programs designed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Management has furthered this effort by attending continuing professional education on this topic and reading available guidance to ensure that the final recordkeeping maintained by the System follows the guidance as established by HRSA.