Using healthcare data to enhance program administration

ACS has been providing the State of Florida with health information analysis systems and services since 1999, when the state selected ACS to design, develop, and operate an enterprise Decision Support System (DSS) and to implement a fraud and abuse detection capability in support of the Medicaid program.

The ACS DSS provides the State with the ability to access and manipulate information rapidly and flexibly which facilitates program planning, policy development, and program assessment. After several months of comprehensive training and focused user support, State users currently perform the majority of data requests in a fraction of the time, allowing users more time to analyze the data in terms of policy. This analysis gives Florida policymakers the information they need to develop up-to-date policy recommendations in a timely and accurate manner.