Currently, MIS is involved in various development and maintenance projects. In addition, MIS is involved in numerous initiatives to improve current applications and support development of new services. Below is a brief description of each project or initiative.

Network Administration
Network Administration combines several supportive functions for each of the Bureaus within MIS to supply the constant need for customer service, support, and maintenance of operations.

Integrated Case Management System (e-ICMS)
e-ICMS is an automated web-based system designed to provide caseworkers with a common web enabled front-end to ODJFS' TANF supportive systems spanning across all ODJFS legacy platforms.

Client Registry Information System Enhanced (CRIS-E)
CRIS-E is an automated system used by 15,000 caseworkers and administrators in support of the state and Federal programs for Ohio Works First (OWF); Prevention, Retention and Contingency (PRC); Food Stamps (FS); and Medicaid benefits to eligible Ohio recipients. Core operations in support of these users include application intake, eligibility determination, and issuance of benefits to clients.

Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS)
The primary function of MMIS is to process Medicaid and County Disability Claims. It provides reimbursements to medical providers for services rendered to eligible recipients based on ODJFS and Federal government policy. In addition to the MMIS application, smaller systems residing under this umbrella provide automated system processing to support long term care administration and nursing home processing.

Family and Children's Service Information System (FACSIS)
FACSIS is designed to automate and coordinate the information that supports the protection of children and families that are vulnerable to abuse, neglect, dependency, and exploitation. A new system, Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS), will be replacing the FACSIS system to meet federal requirements. ODJFS is in the preliminary planning stages for SACWIS.

Internal Administration
Internal Administration is a composite of several projects that support the internal systems of virtually every office within ODJFS and operations of MIS. Internal Administration's responsibilities include development and maintenance of the ODJFS InnerWeb and Internet as well as system development for internal ODJFS business processes.

Support Enforcement Tracking System (SETS)
SETS is an automated system that assists in locating absent parents, as well as establishing, enforcing, tracking and reporting child support cases. In addition, the Child Support Payment Central (CSPC) system allows for one stop processing of all court ordered child support payments. Together these two systems ensure every child's right to financial support from both parents and assists Ohio in providing and enabling its children to a better life.

Information Delivery
As the recognized agency to provide and administer health, human and employment services, ODJFS possesses a repository of critical information and data about the well being of Ohio's citizens and communities. This project is designed to provide easily accessible, comprehensive, and high quality information in a timely manner. Data Warehouse is a major feature within this project.

Unemployment Insurance / Employment System (UI/ES)
UI/ES represents the agency's Tax and Wage Record systems which provide service and information in support of the State of Ohio's Unemployment Insurance operations.

Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)
EBT is the process in which client's benefits are loaded each month on a computer chip that is embedded in a plastic card (Ohio Direction Card), similar to a credit/debit card. The integrated circuit chip "Smart Card" has replaced paper Food Stamp coupons and can be used by the client at any participating grocer.

Ohio Job Insurance (OJI)
OJI administers unemployment compensation benefits. This administration includes: accepting and processing unemployment claims, maintaining employer records, determining monetary and non-monetary eligibility, requesting separation information, issuing determinations, charging employers, charging the mutual account, processing appeals and issuing re-determinations. It is viewed as one of the best Unemployment Systems nationwide.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Recent federal legislation (HIPAA) mandates that health insurers develop the capability to receive claims from providers by employing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) technology. In 2001, MIS will begin to upgrade Ohio's existing Medicaid system (MMIS) to be compliant with HIPAA.

Sharing Career Opportunities & Training Information (SCOTI)
SCOTI system consolidates all of the support activities of the Workforce Investment Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act into one homogeneous system for use throughout the state. It is a key system in the implementation of the "One Stop" service centers allowing integrated case management of the applicant for Workforce Investment and Wagner-Peyser Act benefits. These programs allow employers and job seekers to be matched together for employment opportunities.

Employer Resource Information Center (ERIC)
ERIC is the web based application currently being developed to replace the current UI/ES. It will improve business processes within the Bureau of UC Tax and enable customer driven methods of service by providing employers and third party administrators the ability to do business with the Office of Unemployment Compensation (i.e., registration, reporting, account maintenance, etc) through the internet. The result will be increased services to customers and a more efficient means for staff to deliver those services.

Last Updated: 06/30/08