title: Confronting Y2K physician practice guidelines.
abstract: The year 2000 computer problem is primarily a result of a programming technique called two-digit date processing. This technique reduced dates from eight digits to six digits, as programmers assumed the first two digits in every year would be 19. Software, hardware, and other computer equipment may not recognize or process the date properly when the year changes this coming January.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parratt
mesh_terms: D002910:Chronology as Topic; D003201:Computers; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic