Department of Health and Human Services Reports for September 1998

• T-AIMD-98-276 - Year 2000 Computing Crisis (1998-09-01)
  Strong Leadership and Effective Partnerships Needed to Mitigate Risks
• T-AIMD-98-277 - Year 2000 Computing Crisis (1998-09-02)
  Strong Leadership and Effective Partnerships Needed to Reduce Likelihood of Adverse Impact
• T-AIMD-98-278 - Year 2000 Computing Crisis (1998-09-03)
  Severity of Problem Calls for Strong Leadership and Effective Partnerships
• HEHS-98-237R - Drug Treatment (1998-09-03)
  Overview of Federal Programs
• GGD/AIMD-98-228 - Managing for Results (1998-09-08)
  An Agenda To Improve the Usefulness of Agencies' Annual Performance Plans
• HEHS-98-205 - Blood Plasma Safety (1998-09-09)
  Plasma Product Risks Are Low if Good Manufacturing Practices Are Followed
• HEHS-98-238 - Medicare Home Health Benefit (1998-09-09)
  Impact of Interim Payment System and Agency Closures on Access to Services
• HEHS-98-153 - Medicare HMO Institutional Payments (1998-09-09)
  Improved HCFA Oversight, More Recent Cost Data Could Reduce Overpayments
• T-HEHS-98-242 - Blood Plasma Safety (1998-09-09)
  Plasma Product Risks and Manufacturers' Compliance
• T-RCED-98-271 - Food Safety (1998-09-10)
  Weak and Inconsistently Applied Controls Allow Unsafe Imported Food to Enter U.S. Commerce
• HEHS-98-210R - Results Act (1998-09-11)
  Biomedical Research in HHS' Fiscal Year 1999 Performance Plan
• OGC-98-73 - ACF and HCFA (1998-09-11)
  Medicaid and Title IV-E Programs--Revision to the Definition of an Unemployed Parent
• HEHS-98-204 - Foster Care (1998-09-14)
  Implementation of the Multiethnic Placement Act Poses Difficult Challenges
• T-HEHS-98-241 - Foster Care (1998-09-15)
  Challenges Faced in Implementing the Multiethnic Placement Act
• HEHS-98-229 - Drug Abuse Treatment (1998-09-15)
  Data Limitations Affect the Accuracy of National and State Estimates of Need
• AIMD-98-240 - Year 2000 Computing Crisis (1998-09-18)
  Compliance Status of Many Biomedical Equipment Items Still Unknown
• AIMD-98-92 - Information Security (1998-09-23)
  Serious Weaknesses Place Critical Federal Operations and Assets at Risk
• HEHS-98-211 - Medical Devices (1998-09-24)
  FDA Can Improve Oversight of Tracking and Recall Systems
• T-AIMD-98-310 - Year 2000 Computing Crisis (1998-09-24)
  Leadership Needed to Collect and Disseminate Critical Biomedical Equipment Information
• AIMD-98-284 - Medicare Computer Systems (1998-09-28)
  Year 2000 Challenges Put Benefits and Services in Jeopardy
• HEHS-98-182 - Foster Care (1998-09-30)
  Agencies Face Challenges Securing Stable Homes for Children of Substance Abusers
• NSIAD-98-215 - Acquisition Reform (1998-09-30)
  Multiple-award Contracting at Six Federal Organizations