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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Mansfield who wrote (4466)	3/10/1999 5:04:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 9818

cathedral.org - Koskinen in DC

To: John Mansfield who wrote (4466)	3/10/1999 5:22:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 9818

' "Armed with this background, you should ask your utility to respond questions such as the following: -What percentage of RTUs in bulk transmission systems have been tested? -What percentage of RTUs in bulk transmission systems are Y2K compliant? -What percentage of Y2K-noncompliant RTUs have been replaced or repaired? -Have data interfaces between EMS and SCADA systems at your utility and bulk transmission companies been checked for accurate interaction after Y2K repairs? -What percentage of bulk transmission systems providing power to your utility can fail without reducing the utility's capacity margin to less than the percentage of extra capacity needed to meet peak demand during January? -What contingency plans has the utility made to resolve inter-company billing disputes? -How much additional staff would the bulk transmission company need to bring on over the New Year to provide full accounting and management of its system without EMS and SCADA assistance?" greenspun.com

To: John Mansfield who wrote (4466)	3/11/1999 1:14:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

John, Thanks for the medical record link. My next-door neighbor was a high level executive with one of California's largest HMO's. She's up here now (semi-retired) and is consulting with Independent Physicians Association and local healthcare facilities. I've printed out the article for her. Y2K COULD THWART ACCESS TO PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS LOS ANGELES, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A crucial issue has been left out of the Year 2000 computer debate ... omission could be catastrophic for anyone who's involved in the U.S. healthcare system. Not having hard copies of your medical records on January 1, 2000 might spell disaster. infoseek.go.com Also gave her info re Medicare not accepting claims after April 4 ... unless they are in Y2K compliant format. They weren't aware that all of their claims are going to be kicked back in less than a month ... until I provided the info. MEDICARE TO STOP MAKING PAYMENTS TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS APRIL 4 - UNLESS IS Y2K COMPLIANT FORMAT Message 7694197 Last week Senate Committee said 83% of smaller healthcare providers (physicians, clinics, nursing homes) have done little or nothing towards Y2K remediation. Lots of healthcare providers will soon have claims kicked back and will NOT be getting paid by Medicare ... and most still don't even realize it!!! How sad. Cheryl:-(