title: Beyond the hype. Proven strategies for fixing the year 2000 problem.
abstract: Many health care organizations are developing effective strategies for coping with the year 2000 problem, assuring that computers with two-digit date fields will recognize that 00 signifies 2000. Clinics, hospitals and other sites are finding that in addition to fixing their core information systems, they also must carefully analyze the year-recognition capabilities of crucial medical devices--and even elevators.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCormack
mesh_terms: D002910:Chronology as Topic; D003199:Computer Systems / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008490:Medical Informatics; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D013995:Time; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload