Sources for Y2K help
Sources for Y2K help
The American Medical Association has published a book titled The Year 2000 Problem: Guidelines for Protecting Your Patients and Practice. The 73-page manual includes information on liability, insurance coverage, medical equipment, and payment/billing issues. Members of the AMA can download the entire document from the AMA Web site. The publication also can be ordered by calling the AMA customer service center at (800) 622-8335. The cost is $25 for AMA members and $100 for non-members.
The AMA Web site is an interactive resource for physicians and provides regularly updated information about Y2K problems and how to solve them. Address: www.ama-assn.org
You can request Y2K compliance from the Food and Drug Administration by writing to: Attn: Medical Devices Coordinator, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Mail Code HFZ-Y2K, 9200 Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850. Also, the FDA operates a Web site that is a clearinghouse on information for Y2K compliance of medical devices. Address: www.fda.gov/cdrh/yr2000/year2000.html
The FDA encourages medical device users and health professionals to report malfunctions or problems with devices under the FDA’s MedWatch Program. The program can be used to report devices that are suspected or determined to fail due to Y2K problems. For more information on the MedWatch program, call the MedWatch office at (800) FDA-1088, or visit the Medwatch Web site. Address: www.fda.gov.medwatch
Rx2000 Solutions Institute is a nonprofit organization that acts as a clearinghouse for information on issues relating to Y2K in the health care industry. The organization offers a variety of services to providers, primarily through its Web site. The Rx2000 home page includes checklists for Y2K compliance, how-to advice, and links to other Year 2000 internet sites. Telephone: (612) 835-4478. E-mail: [email protected]. Web site: www.rx2000.org
For more information on Y2K compliance, contact Jaren Doherty, Y2K program manager at the National Institutes of Health, Center for Information Technology, Office of Information Resources Management, 6100 E/2B-03, 6100 Executive Blvd. MSC7505, Bethesda, MD 20892-7505. E-mail: [email protected]. Web site: wwwoirm.nih.gov/y2000
You can also contact the President’s Council on Year 2000 Conversion, Room 115, Old Executive Office Building, Washington DC 20502. Web site: www.Y2K.gov
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