of this issue. Consider the following scenario: in April, 2000, a hospital sends an electronic surveillance record to the local or state health department reporting the death of an individual who was born in the year "00"; is this going to be a case of infant mortality or death from old age?Contraire to many beliefs, there are no "quick fixes" or what everyone refers to as the "Silver Bullet." The Silver Bullet is the terminology used to represent the creation of an automatic fix for the Y2K problem. There are two major problems with this theory. First, there are too many variations from hardware to software of different types to think that a “fix all” solution can be found. Tools such as clock simulators can run a system with a simulated clock date and can use applications that append or produce errors when the year 2000 arrives; while date finders search across applications on specific date criteria, and browsers can help users perform large volume code inspection. However, as good as all these "automated tools" are, there are no "Silver Bullets" or quick fixes. It will take old-fashioned work hours by personnel in order to make this transition smooth and efficient. Second, the general population, by thinking that there is such a "fix" or that one can be created rather quickly and easily, is creating situations where people are putting off addressing the problem due to the reliance of the “cure-all”. The “sure someone will fix it” type attitude fills the industry and the population, making this problem more serious than it already is (Believe Jager). People actually think that a program will start running on Friday night and fix the Y2K problem by the time Monday morning comes around. Nobody has to do anything else, the problem poses no more threat, and it has been solved. To quote Peter Jager, who is recognized internationally as the leader in Year 2000 awareness:Such a tool would be wonde...
