Numbers have meaning and create data. Data is used to understand facts and to find solutions for existing problems. College degree is a minimum qualifying factor for professions related to inspection and analysis of numbers and data unless those positions are gifted to Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Only in OSDH a Tweedledum with CPO (certified procurement officer) instead of CPA (Certified Public Accountant) becomes Administrative Budget Officer who manages budget and contracts under LaTrina’s supervision. CPO is just a certificate which gives permission to use state credit card for purchasing. On the other hand, a bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, or accounting is a prerequisite to being a CPA and is involved with tasks such as producing reports that accurately reflect the flow of the money and business dealings of companies and organizations. Let’s review some of OSDH numbers to have a grasp on their meaning and significance. The review will describe some of the damages that are being done by incompetent personnel in leadership positions.

OSDH is very good in manipulating numbers and data to avoid humiliation of shortcomings. COVID numbers gets manipulated so Oklahoma wouldn’t become the worst state in US. Turnover rates gets adjusted and modified to cover the poisonous culture, political filth and shortcomings of leadership. With manipulated numbers, the annual turnover rate for the Oklahoma State Department of Health is still higher than combined rate for all Oklahoma state agencies. Turnover rates have inclined from 16.89% in 2020 to 24.1% in 2022 while there has been a rise in hiring. The trick to cover the importance of turnover rate is to put emphasis on the end year personnel number by keeping it the same or higher than previous year.  Therefore, the agency’s effort is misplaced. Instead of working to retain experts they are concerned to fill the positions with bodies or ghost employees. In 2022 calibration when LaTrina was asked the question about valuing employee’s expertise and knowledge her response was that everyone is disposable.

LaTrina’s moto is that everyone is replaceable which gets repeated by her cronies. What she cannot comprehend is that everyone is replaceable but for a cost to taxpayers. She and her pets have caused a big bump in turnover rate. Compared to 2020, only 35% of experts and 57% of experienced personnel in Quality Assurance and Regulatory Division are left. 30% of the remainder of employees are seeking jobs elsewhere. Based on The Society for Human Resource Management, the cost of turnover for a minimum wage hourly worker is approximately $1,500 and $4,500 for every year of experience. Additionally, federal funds have not been used because of lack of contracting. If the federal funds are not used within the specific time frame the state will lose those funds. To cover the state loss of funding by turnover rates and to use the federal funding OSDH has found an interesting solution. At this time lots of Quality Assurance & Regulatory personnel salaries is being paid by unused federal funds of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services which is a crime. This unprecedented embezzlement is directed by LaTrina and carried over by Administrative Budget Officer. Now “IMAGINE” this Oklahoma.

 https://oklahoma.gov/omes/careers1.html

https://oklahoma.gov/omes/services/workforce-planning.html

https://www.midlandstech.edu/news/measuring-real-cost-employee-turnover