Even if each system is individually compliant, systems may still be incompatible with each other. Nail down a contingency plan. K compliant, outside vendors, payers and even public utilities are all beyond your control. If anything in your practice goes wrong, you'll bear the consequences, regardless of who is at fault. But with little evidence that such a collapse is likely, most measures should focus on more imminent threats.
Computer crashes are the major threat.
Even if you think your systems are ready for the new millennium, you should create extra tape, optical disk or paper backups of records as a standby measure. MedicaLogic Inc. By December, you should have stocked up on paper forms and ledgers as a backup for your computerized systems. You should also have located possible sources of temporary billing help. If you use an outside billing agency, Ms. Albert said to make sure that it has had an experienced consultant conduct Y2K testing on its systems, and get a written confirmation of liability. Disregard earlier suggestions to submit paper claims to payers in late December as a precaution against January disruptions.