The health care field holds special and complicated challenges for those wanting to enter the new millennium intact. The cost of Year 2000 preparation is great. The cost of being unprepared when the clock strikes midnight on December 31, 1999, is even greater, particularly in an industry with high-tech, lifesaving equipment. This guide gives health care leaders an understanding of the full scope of issues concerning the Year 2000 (Y2K) as it affects health care, discusses the critical issues, and provides manageable solutions. It focuses on methods tor implementing a full-scale project plan to resolve Y2K problems, and offers practical advice for overcoming these challenges, even if an institution has not yet begun a plan or might find they are short of time to fix everything. This book provides answers to key Y2K questions such as: What do I do if I do not have 100 percent compliance by January 1, 2000? What are the real risks associated with clinical and nonclinical equipment? How can one assess the full scope of equipment issues? Should every piece of equipment be tested for compliance? What is the potential for lawsuits from problems associated with Y2K? Will your Y2K compliance plan stand up against a careful audit by an outside agency?

At the end of the century a computer bug that has been lying dormant for over 30 years will come to life. With it will come a socioeconomic calamity greater than the depression of the 1930s. It will also create the greatest investment opportunity of all time. Will you be ready? Tony Keyes, host of the industry acclaimed radio talk show, "The Y2K Investor" has written this insightful text concerning this unprecedented threat to the global economy. Mr. Keyes has written an easy-to-read primer, which provides the amateur as well as the professional investor, with a step-by-step strategy for protecting your assets & electronic records from the ravages of this digital plague. The book also details Mr. Keyes top ten stock 'picks' for capitalizing on the tremendous windfall some companies will enjoy as a result of fixing this problem. A very thorough appendix includes official government documents, clippings from the press & interviews from "The Y2K Investor" radio program. THE YEAR 2000 COMPUTER CRISIS, AN INVESTOR'S SURVIVAL GUIDE (ISBN 0-9658939-0-1) can be ordered by calling BOOKMASTERS at: 800-247-6553. Copies are $29.95 each U.S. list - Standard discounts available.

A guidebook addressing the three major financial centers in every physician's life: the medical practice, the pension plan and personal finances. Listing cases and examples, the author addresses these three interrelated financial centers in a two-phase process how to conduct practice management review and then how to use this process to establish an ongoing system for successful total financial management.

The practical guide for every circuit designer creating FPGA designs with Verilog Walk through design step-by-step-from coding through silicon. Partitioning, synthesis, simulation, test benches, combinatorial and sequential designs, and more. Real World FPGA Design with Verilog guides you through every key challenge associated with designing FPGAs and ASICs using Verilog, one of the world's leading hardware design languages. You'll find irreverent, yet rigorous coverage of what it really takes to translate HDL code into hardware-and how to avoid the pitfalls that can occur along the way. Ken Coffman presents no-frills, real-world design techniques that can improve the stability and reliability of virtually any design. Start by walking a typical Verilog design all the way through to silicon; then, review basic Verilog syntax, design; simulation and testing, advanced simulation, and more. Coverage includes: Essential digital design strategies: recognizing the underlying analog building blocks used to create digital primitives; implementing logic with LUTs; clocking strategies, logic minimization, and more Key engineering tradeoffs, including operating speed vs. latency Combinatorial and sequential designs Verilog test fixtures: compiler directives and automated testing A detailed comparison of alternative architectures and software-including a never-before-published FPGA technology selection checklist Real World FPGA Design with Verilog introduces libraries and reusable modules, points out opportunities to reuse your own code, and helps you decide when to purchase existing IP designs instead of building from scratch. Essential rules for designing with ASIC conversion in mind are presented. If you're involved with digital hardware design with Verilog, Ken Coffman is a welcome voice of experience-showing you the shortcuts, helping you over the rough spots, and helping you achieve competence faster than you ever expected