How about HCFA and the OIG (Office of Inspector General) using Perl to fight
Medicare fraud. The OIG uses Perl to maintain an up-to-date listing of what
is called Excluded Entities. Take a look at the following Perl/CGI link:
http://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov/cgi-bin/oig.counter.pl
Frank J. Schmuck, CFO
Lee County Community Hospital
Pennington Gap, VA 24277
-----Original Message-----
From: Betsy Waliszewski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 12:20 PM
To: Chris Benson; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Vearning environment perl success
story]
We're looking into this story. It sounds like it will be a good one--I'll
keep the list posted when we finish the story.
Betsy
At 10:13 PM 3/24/01 +0000, Chris Benson wrote:
>I've not (yet) looked at this, but the topics are relevent.
>
>----- Forwarded message from Matthew Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----
>
>From: Matthew Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "'That.pm'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Vearning environment perl success story
>Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 16:01:04 -0000
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>X-Perl-Mongers: London.pm
>
>Um, there was a request *wayyyyy* back for perl success stories to use in
an
>advocacy type situation. I know it's a bit late, but apparently the
>Blackboard Virtual Learning Environment is heavily perl based. It's used at
>quite a few of academic instituations across the country. I'll have a list
>of exactly which ones in a few weeks if anyone is even remotely interested
>(yeah, right)
>
>http://www.blackboard.com/
>"Blackboard powers e-Learning ..." *sigh*
>
>Hey, check out the picture next to "Free Course Creation" - I mistook it
for
>the old BBC test card for a second there!
>
>Specifically:
>http://company.blackboard.com/products/infrastructure/index.cgi?S=12
>
>Maybe you can use it as an example if you need to. Just my two penn'orth.
>HTH, even if it is about three months late. :)
>
>--
>matt
>"'scuse me trooper, will you be needing any packets today?
>hey, baby, don't be pulling on my socket, okay?"
>
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>
>--
>Chris Benson
>
>