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To: John Mansfield who wrote (505)	7/10/1998 2:21:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (2) of 618

'Many manufacturers of computerized medical devices have yet to notify doctors and hospitals whether their products might malfunction in the year 2000, The Washington Post said Friday. "It's going to take time to address some of these problems. This isn't information that can be made available on December 31, 1999," said Kenneth Kizer, undersecretary for health at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A coalition of private and public health care providers, including the VA, the American Medical Association, the American Hospital Association and the American Nurses Association, warned that device makers "need to take immediate action." The slow pace of notification is making it difficult for hospitals and doctors to determine whether their computerized devices will be affected by the date change in 2000. ... web.lexis-nexis.com

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