Reengineering for a new millennium: the year 2000 problem in health care

Reengineering and restructuring of systems--indeed, entire organizations--has become commonplace in today's volatile health care environment. Of all the reengineering to come, the most immediate is year 2000 compliance. This article will discuss the problem in general and its urgency, and why it's particularly critical that health care achieve compliance. In addition, it will discuss key issues to address in a conversion project, such as the importance of including clinicians on the project team.