Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Medicare and the Delivery of Health Services Are at Risk
T-AIMD-99-89
Published: Feb 24, 1999. Publicly Released: Feb 24, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the readiness of automated systems that support the nation's delivery of health benefits and services to function reliably without interruption throughout the turn of the century, focusing on: (1) Medicare's ability to provide accurate benefits and services to millions of Americans; and (2) the overall readiness of the health care sector.
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Contingency plansMission critical systemsData integrityHealth care servicesInformation resources managementInternal controlsMedical equipmentMedical information systemsMedicareSoftware verification and validationSystems compatibilitySystems conversionsY2K