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that coffee smell is coming from, but I see
you’re busy. I can find it.”
    She pointed to one side, “Head that
way, you can’t miss it. Also, Ryan did you get your computer?”
    “Yes, it’s on my desk, and I’ve already
been through the orientation,” he said.
    “Very good, check your calendar. I’m
sure different people will want to meet with you today to help get you
started.”
    “Ok, thanks.”
     
    It was a good point. He should’ve done
that during the start-up stuff earlier. Going right back to his desk, he logged
back in, found his calendar and opened it up.
     
    Sure enough, he had a meeting at 9:00
AM with his new boss, Mr. Ben James. Later it looked like he was to meet with
some programmers, and then this afternoon he was visiting with Ms. Dorothy
Allen, in the Patient Services Division.
     
    With a few minutes to kill, he took a
look around the office and found the coffee, and a bagel. Then at 9:00 he went
up one floor and located Mr. James’ office. The door was open, and as he walked
up to it, Ben stood and walked around his desk to shake hands with Ryan.

“There you are Ryan, welcome. Please come in, and have a seat. How are things
so far? Are you getting your bearings yet?”
    “Yes sir, it has been terrific, and
everyone has been very helpful.”
    “Wonderful, that’s good. Have you
received your computer, and have you had a chance to get briefed on it yet?”
    “Yes, on both counts. I’m ready to get
started.”
    “Excellent,” Mr. James said, “Today I
want to explain a little more about the problem we have, and explain about the
help you will get from Information Services. Also, Ryan please call me Ben, it
will help move things along more quickly.”
     
    Ryan pulled out a pen to take notes.
“Don’t worry about taking notes right now, Ryan. This meeting is more
conceptual in nature.” Ben walked around his desk and sat back down.
    “Basically, what SID said in your interview was correct. The problem does seem
to be limited in proximity, and it is indeed limited in scope, albeit, a very
big scope. Let's start with the research component of this Facility.”
     
    “There are many, many scientists
working upstairs, each with their own research staff and labs conducting
studies, and experiments constantly. The complete volume of their research data
is immense, stored locally, and must be available instantly around the world
for collaboration. Their data, when observed independently, shows no indication
of any flaw or discrepancy. None.”
     
    Ben stood up and walked to his
mini-refrigerator to get a bottled water. He waved one to Ryan who shook his
head, and without pausing continued, “Now consider the hospital component of
the Facility. Each and every patient has a volume of information that describes
them, and we are currently treating nearly 15,000 within these walls. The vast
archive of patient data we hold is the foundation from which the research is
derived and later executed.”
     
    “Ryan, our interest in this project,
and the reason you were hired, is to closely examine the point where the
research queries for data and treatment, meet the volumes of patient
information and care, and learn why there are occasional disagreements.”
     
    Moving back to his desk, Ben continued,
“As far as I am aware there are only 144 instances of these disagreements,
which my group calls ‘data collisions’. Also, as far as I am aware, our
facility is the only instance of this anomaly. Somewhere within this Facility,
there seems to be an error that causes, random and infrequent data bits to be
scrambled.”
     
    “Our concern is that, when these data
collisions do occur, they can create erroneous treatments from the prescribing
research scientists resulting in incorrect treatments for the patients. While
the percentage of these occurrences is below .3 of a percent, it remains true
that if even one person comes to harm, we have failed in our mission.”

Ben leaned back in his