title: The 'Y2K bug': how to ease hospital equipment into the next millennium.
abstract: The advent of the 21st century is unlikely to wreak as much technologic havoc as the doomsayers have predicted. The Y2K problem is addressed by new programs that use a four-digit year code. Although hospitals must prioritize technology for Y2K compliance, they also need to address the issue actively: 2000 is less than 18 months away!
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moyer
mesh_terms: D003199:Computer Systems; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005544:Forecasting; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008283:Maintenance; D012984:Software