The first work on the IDPA Medicaid Data Warehouse began in 1999, and it became fully operational in March 2000. We are pleased to be recognized by the Computerworld Honors Program .
Information technology is critically important in performing the work of our agency.
We recognize the value of this technology and intend to use it to its full capacity. With this technology, IDPA's data analysts have access to five years' of claims data along with supporting reference information. The Data Warehouse currently houses more than 360 million service records and information about 45,000 providers, and nearly one and one-half million recipients. This information helps agency staff set payment rates for Medicaid service providers, track spending and liability, develop budgets, analyze program cost-effectiveness, search for fraud and abuse, and fulfill federally mandated reporting requirements. Nominations for the Computerworld Honors Collection are made by a committee of leaders from 100 leading IT companies worldwide.