Electronic Disability Claims Processing: Social Security Administrations Accelerated Strategy Faces Significant Risks

Thursday, July 24, 2003 A GAO Report Electronic Disability Claims Processing: Social Security Administrations Accelerated Strategy Faces Significant Risks Statement of Linda D. Koontz, Director Information Management Issues SSAs goal to establish a more efficient, paperless disability claims processing system is important, and one that could benefit millions. To achieve this goal, SSAs immediate focus is on developing an electronic folder to store claimant information and large volumes of medical images, files, and other documents that are currently maintained in paper folders, and then make this information accessible to all entities involved in disability determinations. SSAs accelerated strategy calls for . . .