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Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 50 of 2000–01)
Published: Friday 15 June 2001
Published
The ANAO concluded that DHAC's administration of the National Cervical Screening Program is generally sound. The ANAO found that the department has a key role in the Program by providing secretariat services and other support to the NAC, which provides policy advice to AHMAC, and by supporting initiatives to further develop the Program. Some areas of DHAC's administration of the Program provide examples of good practice. Related examples are the early identification of the need to monitor the Program, the early identification of possible data sources for monitoring, and the use of an independent body to provide advice, through the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, on performance indicators and data sources. A further example is DHAC's administration of the provision of cervical screening funding assistance to the States and Territories through Public Health Outcome Funding Agreements, which complies with the principles for sound Specific Purpose Payments program administration advocated by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit in their Report 362. On the other hand, the ANAO has identified areas for improvement in quality assurance for the analysis of Pap smears by pathology laboratories.
Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 49 of 2000–01)
Published: Tuesday 12 June 2001
Published
The audit was conducted as a joint financial statement and performance audit of HIC's IT systems. The objective of the financial statement component of the audit was to express an opinion on whether HIC could rely on its IT systems to support production of a reliable set of balances for the financial statements. The objective of the performance audit component was to determine whether HIC's IT systems' outputs met quality and service delivery targets.
Entity
Health Insurance Commission
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 6 of 2000–01)
Published: Wednesday 23 August 2000
Published
The objective of the audit was to assess the framework and systems that DHAC has in place to prevent, control, monitor, detect and investigate fraud. The ANAO concluded that DHAC had taken appropriate steps to protect Commonwealth resources under its administration from fraudulent misappropriation by developing a sound fraud control framework, the effectiveness of which is illustrated by the relatively low incidence of reported fraud in the department over the last few years. The framework also includes key elements for preventing and dealing with fraud in line with the Commonwealth's Fraud Control Policy.
Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 2 of 2000–01)
Published: Tuesday 25 July 2000
Published
The follow-up audit, Drug Evaluation by the Therapeutic Goods Administration [TGA], reviewed the extent to which TGA had implemented recommendations made by the ANAO in 1996 on the efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of TGA's evaluation and approval of prescription drugs for public use. This follow-up audit was conducted because of the importance of effective drug evaluation processes to public health.
Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care; Therapeutic Goods Administration
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 1999–2000)
Published: Friday 31 March 2000
Published
The audit reviewed the Commonwealth funding provided under the Home and Community Care Act 1985, for a range of personal, health and domestic services to frail aged and other people with disabilities and their carers. The objective of the audit was to form an opinion on the Department of Health and Aged Care's administration of the Home and Community Care program in particular to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the services.
Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 24 of 1999–2000)
Published: Wednesday 22 December 1999
Published
The audit reviewed the Commonwealth management and regulation of plasma fractionation. The audit objectives were to:
- assess the administrative and financial effectiveness of the Department of Health and Aged Care's contract management of the PFA;
- assess whether the TGA's implementation of post sale regulatory arrangements adequately protects the community's interests; and
- assess the extent to which agencies have implemented the recommendations made in Audit Report No.14 1995-96 concerning funding of plasma products and regulation of plasma products manufactured under the PFA.
Entity
Department of Health and Aged Care
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 1 of 1999–2000)
Published: Tuesday 13 July 1999
Published
The audit reviewed the implementation of the purchaser/provider arrangements between the Department of Health and Aged Care and Centrelink. The objective of the audit was to determine the administrative effectiveness of the implementation of the service delivery arrangements between Centrelink and the Department by examining project planning for, and management of, the implementation, and the establishment of on-going purchaser/provider arrangements.
Entity
Centrelink; Department of Health and Aged Care
Type of content
Performance audit (Auditor-General Report No. 24 of 1995–96)
Published: Friday 17 May 1996
Published
The ANAO's purpose was to ascertain:
- whether the enhanced investigatory powers had improved the Commission's ability to investigate and prosecute fraud and other offences against Health Legislation; and
- whether the Commission had used the powers with integrity, in a professional manner and in accordance with the legislation.
Entity
Health Insurance Commission