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  <Name>SCDHHS Accountability Report: Fiscal Year 2018-2019</Name>
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    <Organization>
      <Name>South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services</Name>
      <Acronym>SCDHHS</Acronym>
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      <Description>
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      <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Individual">
        <Name>Joshua D. Baker</Name>
        <Description>Agency Director</Description>
        <Role>
          <Name>[To be named]</Name>
        </Role>
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    <Vision>
      <Description>To be a responsive and innovative organization that continuously improves the health of South Carolina.</Description>
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    <Mission>
      <Description>To purchase the most health for our citizens in need at the least possible cost for taxpayers.</Description>
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      <Name>unnamed value</Name>
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    <Goal>
      <Name>Medicaid</Name>
      <Description>Provide better health outcomes for Medicaid beneficiaries</Description>
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      <SequenceIndicator>1</SequenceIndicator>
      <OtherInformation>
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      <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
        <Name>Department of Health and Environmental Control</Name>
        <Description>DHEC is an important service provider and information source for Medicaid beneficiaries. Associated Goal(s): 1.2.1; 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
        <Role>
          <Name>Data</Name>
          <Description>Data used in program development and management (obesity, immunizations, etc.)</Description>
        </Role>
      </Stakeholder>
      <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group">
        <Name>Managed Care Organizations</Name>
        <Description>
        </Description>
        <Role>
          <Name>Coordination &amp; Cost Control</Name>
          <Description>The program's five managed care organizations are responsible for coordinating care and controlling costs for most Medicaid beneficiaries. Associated Goal(s): 1.1.1; 1.1.2; 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
        </Role>
      </Stakeholder>
      <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group">
        <Name>Medicaid Beneficiaries</Name>
        <Description>Medicaid members and/or applicants -- Division/Program: Eligibility and Health Services	Service/Product Provided to Customers: Health coverage for members	Customer Segment:	Public	Demographic: Low-income and/or disabled residents who meet categorical requirements.</Description>
        <Role>
          <Name>[To be named]</Name>
        </Role>
      </Stakeholder>
      <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group">
        <Name>Providers</Name>
        <Description>Roughly 48,000 individuals and organizations are currently enrolled to provide services to Medicaid beneficiaries, including physicians, dentists, and countless other classes. Associated Goal(s): 1.1.1; 1.1.2; 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
        <Role>
          <Name>Telemedicine</Name>
          <Description>Use of telemedicine treatments and services; cost of Graduate Medical Education/Supplemental Teaching Payments programs.</Description>
        </Role>
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        <Name>Payments</Name>
        <Description>Expand the use of value-based payment methodologies</Description>
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        <SequenceIndicator>1</SequenceIndicator>
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          <Name>Managed Care Organizations</Name>
          <Description>
          </Description>
          <Role>
            <Name>Coordination &amp; Cost Control</Name>
            <Description>The program's five managed care organizations are responsible for coordinating care and controlling costs for most Medicaid beneficiaries. Associated Goal(s): 1.1.1; 1.1.2; 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
          </Role>
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        <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Generic_Group">
          <Name>Providers</Name>
          <Description>Roughly 48,000 individuals and organizations are currently enrolled to provide services to Medicaid beneficiaries, including physicians, dentists, and countless other classes. Associated Goal(s): 1.1.1; 1.1.2; 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
          <Role>
            <Name>Telemedicine</Name>
            <Description>Use of telemedicine treatments and services; cost of Graduate Medical Education/Supplemental Teaching Payments programs.</Description>
          </Role>
        </Stakeholder>
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      <Objective>
        <Name>Birth Outcomes</Name>
        <Description>Build upon the success of the Birth Outcomes Initiative</Description>
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        <SequenceIndicator>2</SequenceIndicator>
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        <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
          <Name>Department of Health and Environmental Control</Name>
          <Description>DHEC is an important service provider and information source for Medicaid beneficiaries. Associated Goal(s): 1.2.1; 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
          <Role>
            <Name>Data</Name>
            <Description>Data used in program development and management (obesity, immunizations, etc.)</Description>
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      <Name>Member Services</Name>
      <Description>Provide outstanding member services</Description>
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      <SequenceIndicator>2</SequenceIndicator>
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        <Name>Technology</Name>
        <Description>Use new technologies to improve the member service experience</Description>
        <Identifier>Objective_5bb6797f-b79f-45af-b68a-b2acfeebb0bd</Identifier>
        <SequenceIndicator>1</SequenceIndicator>
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          <Role>
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      <Objective>
        <Name>Applications &amp; Reviews</Name>
        <Description>Improve processing time and resolution rates for applications and reviews</Description>
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        <SequenceIndicator>2</SequenceIndicator>
        <OtherInformation>
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          <Role>
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    <Goal>
      <Name>Fiscal Stewardship</Name>
      <Description>Promote sound fiscal stewardship</Description>
      <Identifier>Goal_42491c0b-fa03-4f03-b29a-8a10fa2453ac</Identifier>
      <SequenceIndicator>3</SequenceIndicator>
      <OtherInformation>
      </OtherInformation>
      <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
        <Name>Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services</Name>
        <Description>DAODAS receives significant funding from HHS and the agencies collaborate to discuss/design Medicaid service offerings.		Associated Goal(s): 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
        <Role>
          <Name>Cost &amp; Quality Control</Name>
          <Description>Cost, quantity, and quality of services provided to D&amp;A clients.</Description>
        </Role>
      </Stakeholder>
      <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
        <Name>Department of Mental Health</Name>
        <Description>DMH is a major provider of behavioral health services for Medicaid beneficiaries.	 Associated Goal(s): 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
        <Role>
          <Name>Behavioral Health Services</Name>
          <Description>Access to and cost of behavioral health services</Description>
        </Role>
        <Role>
          <Name>Data</Name>
          <Description>data on the sponsored housing program for chronically mentally ill individuals.</Description>
        </Role>
      </Stakeholder>
      <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
        <Name>Department of Education</Name>
        <Description>Associated Goal(s): 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
        <Role>
          <Name>Cost &amp; Quality Control</Name>
          <Description>Cost, quantity, and quality of services provided in school-based settings or for PreK-12 students.</Description>
        </Role>
        <Role>
          <Name>Intermediary</Name>
          <Description>SCDE has traditionally served as an intermediary between HHS and the school districts that provide Medicaid-funded services.</Description>
        </Role>
      </Stakeholder>
      <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
        <Name>Continuum of Care</Name>
        <Description>Associated Goal(s): 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
        <Role>
          <Name>Service Management</Name>
          <Description>Continuum manages services for children needing the most intensive behavioral health assistance; these services are often Medicaid-funded.</Description>
        </Role>
        <Role>
          <Name>Cost &amp; Quality Control</Name>
          <Description>Cost, quantity, and quality of services provided to children needing the most intensive behavioral health assistance.</Description>
        </Role>
      </Stakeholder>
      <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
        <Name>Lt. Governor's Office</Name>
        <Description>Associated Goal(s): 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
        <Role>
          <Name>Data</Name>
          <Description>Enrollment and eligibility data for elderly and vulnerable adults pursuing Medicaid eligibility to receive long term care or nursing facility services.</Description>
        </Role>
        <Role>
          <Name>Collaboration</Name>
          <Description>The agencies collaborate on enrollment and eligibility data for elderly and vulnerable adults pursuing Medicaid eligibility to receive long-term care or nursing facility services.</Description>
        </Role>
      </Stakeholder>
      <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
        <Name>Department of Disabilities and Special Needs</Name>
        <Description>Associated Goal(s): 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
        <Role>
          <Name>Waivers</Name>
          <Description>DDSN administers certain waiver programs on behalf of HHS; DDSN is primarily financed through HHS.</Description>
        </Role>
        <Role>
          <Name>Financing</Name>
          <Description>Administrative costs, service delivery costs, time required to move individuals off of waiting lists and into services</Description>
        </Role>
      </Stakeholder>
      <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
        <Name>Department of Social Services</Name>
        <Description>Many Medicaid beneficiaries also receive some form of services through DSS (SNAP, TANF, foster care, etc.). Associated Goal(s): 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
        <Role>
          <Name>Collaboration</Name>
          <Description>The agencies collaborate on eligibility and to serve certain populations.</Description>
        </Role>
        <Role>
          <Name>Cost Control</Name>
          <Description>Cost/quantity of services authorized for and/or care coordinated for children in therapeutic foster care</Description>
        </Role>
        <Role>
          <Name>Metrics</Name>
          <Description>metrics tied to Medicaid administrative activities and DSS activities related to carrying out the Medicaid State Plan; capitation rates for foster children.</Description>
        </Role>
      </Stakeholder>
      <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
        <Name>Medical University of South Carolina</Name>
        <Description>Associated Goal(s): 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
        <Role>
          <Name>Telemedicine Administration</Name>
          <Description>MUSC administers the statewide telemedicine system that is funded with resources from HHS.	Use of telemedicine treatments and services; cost of Graduate Medical Education/Supplemental Teaching Payments programs.</Description>
        </Role>
      </Stakeholder>
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      <Objective>
        <Name>Budget</Name>
        <Description>Develop reliable budget forecasts and mid-year correction mechanisms</Description>
        <Identifier>Objective_02e854cc-4285-4946-b88c-78df2000194b</Identifier>
        <SequenceIndicator>1</SequenceIndicator>
        <OtherInformation>
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        <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
          <Name>Continuum of Care</Name>
          <Description>Associated Goal(s): 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
          <Role>
            <Name>Service Management</Name>
            <Description>Continuum manages services for children needing the most intensive behavioral health assistance; these services are often Medicaid-funded.</Description>
          </Role>
          <Role>
            <Name>Cost &amp; Quality Control</Name>
            <Description>Cost, quantity, and quality of services provided to children needing the most intensive behavioral health assistance.</Description>
          </Role>
        </Stakeholder>
        <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
          <Name>Medical University of South Carolina</Name>
          <Description>Associated Goal(s): 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
          <Role>
            <Name>Telemedicine Administration</Name>
            <Description>MUSC administers the statewide telemedicine system that is funded with resources from HHS.	Use of telemedicine treatments and services; cost of Graduate Medical Education/Supplemental Teaching Payments programs.</Description>
          </Role>
        </Stakeholder>
        <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
          <Name>Department of Disabilities and Special Needs</Name>
          <Description>Associated Goal(s): 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
          <Role>
            <Name>Financing</Name>
            <Description>Administrative costs, service delivery costs, time required to move individuals off of waiting lists and into services</Description>
          </Role>
          <Role>
            <Name>Waivers</Name>
            <Description>DDSN administers certain waiver programs on behalf of HHS; DDSN is primarily financed through HHS.</Description>
          </Role>
        </Stakeholder>
        <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
          <Name>Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services</Name>
          <Description>DAODAS receives significant funding from HHS and the agencies collaborate to discuss/design Medicaid service offerings.		Associated Goal(s): 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
          <Role>
            <Name>Cost &amp; Quality Control</Name>
            <Description>Cost, quantity, and quality of services provided to D&amp;A clients.</Description>
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        </Stakeholder>
        <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
          <Name>Department of Social Services</Name>
          <Description>Many Medicaid beneficiaries also receive some form of services through DSS (SNAP, TANF, foster care, etc.). Associated Goal(s): 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
          <Role>
            <Name>Cost Control</Name>
            <Description>Cost/quantity of services authorized for and/or care coordinated for children in therapeutic foster care</Description>
          </Role>
          <Role>
            <Name>Collaboration</Name>
            <Description>The agencies collaborate on eligibility and to serve certain populations.</Description>
          </Role>
          <Role>
            <Name>Metrics</Name>
            <Description>metrics tied to Medicaid administrative activities and DSS activities related to carrying out the Medicaid State Plan; capitation rates for foster children.</Description>
          </Role>
        </Stakeholder>
        <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
          <Name>Department of Mental Health</Name>
          <Description>DMH is a major provider of behavioral health services for Medicaid beneficiaries.	 Associated Goal(s): 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
          <Role>
            <Name>Data</Name>
            <Description>data on the sponsored housing program for chronically mentally ill individuals.</Description>
          </Role>
          <Role>
            <Name>Behavioral Health Services</Name>
            <Description>Access to and cost of behavioral health services</Description>
          </Role>
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        <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
          <Name>Department of Education</Name>
          <Description>Associated Goal(s): 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
          <Role>
            <Name>Cost &amp; Quality Control</Name>
            <Description>Cost, quantity, and quality of services provided in school-based settings or for PreK-12 students.</Description>
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          <Role>
            <Name>Intermediary</Name>
            <Description>SCDE has traditionally served as an intermediary between HHS and the school districts that provide Medicaid-funded services.</Description>
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        <Stakeholder StakeholderTypeType="Organization">
          <Name>Lt. Governor's Office</Name>
          <Description>Associated Goal(s): 3.1.1; 3.2.1</Description>
          <Role>
            <Name>Collaboration</Name>
            <Description>The agencies collaborate on enrollment and eligibility data for elderly and vulnerable adults pursuing Medicaid eligibility to receive long-term care or nursing facility services.</Description>
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          <Role>
            <Name>Data</Name>
            <Description>Enrollment and eligibility data for elderly and vulnerable adults pursuing Medicaid eligibility to receive long term care or nursing facility services.</Description>
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        <Name>Healthcare Spending</Name>
        <Description>Control increases in healthcare spending</Description>
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        <SequenceIndicator>2</SequenceIndicator>
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      <Objective>
        <Name>Waste, Fraud &amp; Abuse</Name>
        <Description>Prevent waste, fraud and abuse</Description>
        <Identifier>Objective_0f1f2399-25c3-4720-ada1-5ed34d552fe6</Identifier>
        <SequenceIndicator>3</SequenceIndicator>
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      <Name>Management</Name>
      <Description>Provide responsive and responsible management of health and human service programs</Description>
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        <Name>Provider Relations</Name>
        <Description>Ensure timely handling of provider relations</Description>
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        <SequenceIndicator>1</SequenceIndicator>
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        <Name>Workforce Engagement</Name>
        <Description>Develop and maintain a committed and engaged workforce</Description>
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        <SequenceIndicator>2</SequenceIndicator>
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    <StartDate>2018-07-01</StartDate>
    <EndDate>2019-06-30</EndDate>
    <PublicationDate>2025-12-23</PublicationDate>
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      <GivenName>Owen</GivenName>
      <Surname>Ambur</Surname>
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