United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Accounting and Information Management Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-11-16 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-AIMD-96-12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-96-12 P0b002ee180376dd6 f:tai96012 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-96-12 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-96-12 T-AIMD-96-12 Risk management Information resources management Claims processing Delivery terms Computerized information systems Strategic information systems planning Requirements definition Medicare programs Systems evaluation HCFA Medicare Transaction System FAA Advanced Automation System IRS Tax System Modernization Program TSM Testimony AIMD GAO discussed the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) approach to managing the Medicare Transaction System (MTS). GAO noted that: (1) MTS is designed to unify the nine Medicare claims-processing systems, improve Medicare contractor oversight, improve services to beneficiaries and providers, reduce administrative expenses, and better protect Medicare program funds from waste, fraud, and abuse; (2) although HCFA plans to mitigate large scale problems by implementing MTS in increments and design MTS to allow for future modifications, the lack of an effective management approach exposes the system to undue risks; (3) HCFA has not adequately defined MTS project requirements, has not identified significant system-development overlap, and lacks reliable cost and benefit information; and (4) HCFA could substantially reduce MTS development risks by implementing some of the best practices that have been proven effective in other organizations, such as changing HCFA information management practices, creating line manager ownership, better managing MTS resources, and measuring MTS project performance. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-96-12/html/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-96-12.htm GAO/T-AIMD-96-12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-AIMD-96-12 Testimony GAO/T-AIMD-96-12; Medicare Transaction System: Strengthened Management and Sound Development Approach Critical to Success; Risk management Information resources management Claims processing Delivery terms Computerized information systems Strategic information systems planning Requirements definition Medicare programs Systems evaluation HCFA Medicare Transaction System FAA Advanced Automation System IRS Tax System Modernization Program TSM