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Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Readiness Status of the Department of Health and Human Services

T-AIMD-99-92 Published: Feb 26, 1999. Publicly Released: Feb 26, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the readiness of the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) computer systems overall and of some of its component organizations' systems to function reliably into the next century.

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Contingency plansEmbedded computer systemsInformation resources managementInternal controlsMedicaidMedical equipmentMedical information systemsMission critical systemsSoftware verification and validationState-administered programsStrategic information systems planningSystems conversionsY2KMedicare