Audit of Inpatient Bad Debts Claimed by Memorial Hermann ...

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Office of Inspector General

Office of Audit Services 1100 Commerce, Room 632 Dallas, TX 75242

October 8,2002

OurReferenceC: ommonJdentificationNumberA-O6-02-00027

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Mr. JeffreyBrownawell Vice Presidenot f ManagedCareandGovernmentaRl eporting MemorialHermannHospital System 9401S.W.Freeway,Suite308 Houston,Texas77074

DearMr. Brownawell:

Attachedaretwo copiesof theU.S.Departmenot f HealthandHumanServices(HHS),Office of InspectorGeneral(OIG), Office of Audit Services'(OAS)reportentitled"Audit of InpatientBad DebtsClaimedby MemorialHermannHospitalin its MedicareCostReportfor theFiscalYear EndedJune30,2000." A copyof this reportwill beforwardedto the actionofficial notedbelow for his/herreviewandany actiondeemednecessary.

Finaldetenninationasto actionstakenon all mattersreportedwill bemadeby theHHS action official namedbelow. We requesthatyourespondto theHHS actionofficial within 30days from thedateof this letter. Your responseshouldpresentanycommentsor additional infonnationthatyoubelievemayhaveanimpacton thefinal detennination.

In accordancewith theprinciplesof theFreedomof InformationAct, 5 V.S.C. 552,asamended by PublicLaw 104-231,OIG OAS reportsaremadeavailableto membersof thepublic to the extentinformationcontainedthereinis not subjectto exemptionsin theAct. (See45 CFRPart 5.) As such,within tenbusinessdaysafterthefinal reportis issued,it will bepostedon the world wide webat .

To facilitateidentification,pleasereferto CommonIdentificationnumtber A: 06-02-00027 in all correspondencreelatingto this report.

Sincerelyyours,

Enclosure

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