Federal Program: Consolidated Health Centers Grant Assistance Listing No. 93.224 & 93.527
Recommendation: Our auditors recommended the Organization to review internal controls in regards to the determination, recording, and monitoring of the sliding fee process to ensure that appropriate sliding fe...
Federal Program: Consolidated Health Centers Grant Assistance Listing No. 93.224 & 93.527
Recommendation: Our auditors recommended the Organization to review internal controls in regards to the determination, recording, and monitoring of the sliding fee process to ensure that appropriate sliding fee rates/categories are utilized for each sliding fee encounter.
Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.
Action taken in response to finding: The Organization will review internal controls in regards to the determination, recording, and monitoring of the sliding fee process to ensure that appropriate sliding fee rates/categories are utilized for each sliding fee encounter. Management meetings will be scheduled with the COO, Director of Operations, and Dental Billing Supervisor(s) to provide updates on progress. Periodic internal auditing of sliding fee scale dental files will be completed. Quarterly management review of sliding fee scale program progress until Athena Dental is fully integrated with Athena Medical, where electronic health record issues were not detected regarding sliding fee scale adjustments.
If the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has questions regarding this plan, please call Kevin Maddox, CFO, at 636-236-5180