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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues
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To: Steve Rubakh who wrote (413)11/12/1997 6:15:00 AM
From: STLMD  Read Replies (2) of 9818
 
Steve; the questioning of the hospital and medical systems in the
media is undoubtedly the correct way to proceed as we unfold the extent of
embedded chip failure in Y2K. However, to hype the manslaughter charges
against MDs is just that, hype. I am in the process of meeting with our IS VP and going through
the Y2k systems in our large hospital system to make sure that these life support systems
are compliant. We have not found any blood gas analyzer, any ventilator, any
laboratory equipment that is noncompliant or even date sensitive for that matter.
Forget the IV infusion pumps, not date sensitive. Defibrillators also
are not Y2K sensitive except for those that have built in chips for
maintence and upkeep(very few but you have to check). The ICU monitors may
have some problems with date but function well. The interface with the
mainIT/IS systems for reporting information may be the BUG here and needs
testing. The bar coding of expiration packaging from the pharmaceutical
industry and the delivery systems all require attention. The payment
interface(all electronic now by the way) between hospitals and physicians
on one hand and HCFA on the other is of major concern especially if
the flow of data and monies is interuppted.

I suggest we use the remarkable talent on this thread and the TPRO
thread to contact those we know in all of our social,financial and
infrastructure areas and begin a dialogue, closely followed by an
assessment of our own and their particular industries,utilities etc.
Continue to post media coverage because this is important to getting the
message out and begin our own personal experience assessment phase in
our own lives.Stephen
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