December 14, 1999

George Grob

Deputy Inspector General for Evaluation and Inspections

24-Month Performance Data for the HIPAA-Funded Project Grantees (OEI-02-97-00524)

Edwin Walker, Director

Office of Program Operations and Development

Administration on Aging

At the request of the Administration on Aging (AoA), we have continued to collect performance

data for the 18 HIPAA-Funded Project grantees. The attachment presents cumulative performance

data for the first 24 months on the Projects. 

A comparison to data collected from the previous reporting period reveals the following: 

C  total number of trainers increased from 8,511 to 9,781. 

C  total number of beneficiaries educated more than doubled from 10,727 to 25,556.

C  total complaints received increased by half from 6,318 to 9,852.

C  total Medicare funds identified for recoupment was $1,400. 

Please note that the data contained in the attachment are self reported, and that we have not verified

their accuracy. However, for reports of dollar savings, we do request documentation. Both New

York and Arizona claimed savings that have not been included in this report pending documentation.

Further, data for New York was presented in our earlier report 24-Month Performance Data for

Senior Medicare Patrol Projects (OEI-02-97-00523). New York receives funding from both

programs but reports only one set of performance data.

We will continue to monitor these projects and provide you with 30-month performance data. If

you have any questions please call me at 202-619-0480 or have you staff call Jack Molnar at 212-

264-1998.

Attachment 
 Attachment 
24-Month Performance Data from the HIPAA-Funded Project Grantees 
1 
Activity  AZ  CA  CO  FL  GA  IL  LA  MA  MO  NJ  (NY)  OH  OR  PA  TN  TX  VA  WA  TOTAL
A. Trainers 
# of training sessions conducted for  60  29  17  15  14  19  13  24  32  0  301  11  590  7  3  72  1  80  987 
network agency staff, volunteers, and 
others. 
# of network agency staff, including  900  1,003  20  264  630  655  198  19  1,348  1  5,707  810  290  275  95  1,069  80  421  8,078 
volunteers, trained 
# of other staff and volunteers trained  98  119  0  40  0  0  319  0  0  0  1,609  8  300  0  20  799  0  DK  1,703 
Total trained  998  1,122  20  304  630  655  517  19  1,348  1  7,316  818  590  275  115  1,868  80  421  9,781 
B.  Public information 
# of media events conducted  10  47  2  85  7  16  4  9  0  0  81  1  9  6  3  112  4  119  434 
# of forums and other public  90  45  27  64  2  3  2  8  11  13  404  40  2  6  74  64  78  482  1,011 
information presentations conducted 
# of persons attending these forums and  2,576  750  133,00 5,722  65  32  115  1,220  5,200  1,573  226,26  6,420  184  278 3,706  2,054 10,384  37,31  210,59 
other public information presentations  0  2  7  6 
C.  Activities of trainers 
# of trainers currently promoting  96  22  20  8  6  62  31  19  70  1  1,060  30  240  275  63  67  80  DK  1,090 
awareness and reporting of health care 
fraud and abuse 
# of education and training sessions  63  20  311  2  2  5  9  52  0  0  0  DK  DK  6  3  DK  0  DK  473 
conducted by trainers for network 
agency or for other staff and volunteers 
# of network agency and other staff and  153  485  460  11  23  380  181  2,205  0  0  0  DK  DK  576  285  DK  0  DK  4,759 
volunteers attending these sessions 
# of sessions conducted by trainers for  84  625  32  65  5  62  9  105  9  0  1,044  DK  DK  46  0  12  57  DK  1,111 
beneficiaries, family members, care 
givers, and others 
# of beneficiaries, family members, care  2,251  1,250  920 5,723  141  1,457  1,357  2,100  567  0  12,758  DK  DK 1,975  0  283  7,532  DK  25,556 
givers, and others attending these 
sessions 
1  Total excludes NY which was previously reported as a Senior Medicare Patrol Project.  Attachment 
24-Month Performance Data from the HIPAA-Funded Project Grantees 
Activity  AZ  CA  CO  FL  GA  IL  LA  MA  MO  NJ  (NY)  OH  OR  PA  TN  TX  VA  WA  TOTAL 
D. Health care fraud and 
abuse complaint receipt 
and referral activity 
# of complaints received attributable to  26  5,799  0  774  14  9  5  2,082  DK  1  129  28  4  DK  0  270  110  730  9,852 
the project 
# of complaints referred for follow-up  26  4,349  0  12  12  9  5  DK  DK  1  28  1  2  DK  0  75  84  13  4,589 
# of complaints that resulted in some  8  609  0  DK  DK  DK  DK  DK  DK  0  27  DK  DK  DK  0  31  DK  3  651 
action 
Medicare $ identified for recoupment  0  DK  0  DK  DK  0  DK  DK  DK  0  3,008  DK  0  DK  0  DK  DK  1,400  1,400 
attributable to the project 
Other $ identified for recoupment  0  DK  0  DK  DK  0  DK  DK  DK  0  0  DK  0  DK  0  DK  DK  22,00  22,000 
attributable to the project  0