Y2K reference resource available
May 1, 1999
Y2K reference resource available
With the year 2000 (Y2K) deadline fast approaching, hospitals, other health care providers, and the medical device industry are scrambling to complete a process that in many cases was started too late. What may have once been a logistical issue is burgeoning into an overwhelming problem, compounded by scarcity of time, rising costs, and a lack of programming resources and expertise.
The health care industry has found itself under increased pressure as the realization dawns that it is behind the curve in preparing for Y2K. According to a recent Modern Health care/PricewaterhouseCoopers survey, the big gest worry among 69% of health care providers is that patients will be "affected due to faulty monitoring gear," followed by concern over "inaccurate lab tests and pharmacy orders" (36%), problems with patient records (34%), and worries about billing and paychecks.
Jan. 1, 2000, is not a moving target. Your computer systems, medical devices, and suppliers either can handle the date change, maintaining business as usual, or they can’t — in which case your entire organization may face serious problems.
As the Y2K issue grows ever more pressing, American Health Consultants has published the Hospital Manager’s Y2K Crisis Manual, a compilation of resources for nontechnical hospital managers. This 150-page reference book includes information in everyday language on the problems your facility faces, the potential fixes, and the possible consequences, including:
• Will your computers and software work in 2000?
• What does Y2K mean for patient care?
• What will happen to your medical devices?
• How can you make sure your vendors are Y2K-compliant?
• Are you at legal risk due to Y2K?
• Are you prepared if Y2K delays HCFA payments?
To receive the Hospital Manager’s Y2K Crisis Manual, call American Health Consultants customer service at (800) 688-2421, or visit AHC’s Web site at www.ahcpub.com.
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