Archive for 2011
Semantic Technology Used in Epidemiologic Study
The Millennium Cohort Study is a longitudinal cohort study designed in the late 1990s to evaluate how military service may affect long-term health. To perform these analyses, Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA) was applied to a broad open-ended question asking the participant if there were any additional health concerns.
Read MoreGo With the ICD 10 Flow
During the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) conference in Salt Lake City this week, a World Health Organization (WHO) official urged health care organizations to move forward with the transition to ICD-10 code sets.
Read MoreMetalogix Meets the Need for Speed
Metalogix Software released Metalogix Migration Manager for SharePoint 5.0 as a solution to the ever-increasing growth of SharePoint farms, a situation that has only been around since the launch of SharePoint 2010.
Read MoreAlfresco Releases New Platform
Open source content management provider Alfresco has released their platform, Alfresco Community 4, at JavaOne.
Read MoreSharePoint Architecture Webinar
Continuing with the SLA Taxonomy Division’s webinar series, the Why Information Architecture on SharePoint webinar will be held Wednesday, October 12th at 1:00 p.m. EST (10:00 a.m. PST).
Read MoreA Taxonomy of Food
Can you imagine what a flavor looks like? Can you visualize or describe what an apple tastes like? Data visualists David McCandless and Willow Tyrer have explored 1,000 recipes from BBC Food and Epicurious to visualize flavor patterns. The result is a series of visualization of complimentary flavors or infoodgraphics.
Read MoreNew Document Management Resource
Iron Mountain has opened a document scanning and indexing center to help organizations across Europe make the most of their information within stringent national and EU regulation. The center uses the latest technology to provide a suite of document management services for organizations of all sizes and from all sectors.
Read MoreCosts Deter Move to Electronic Health Records
Physicians are notoriously slow in implementing electronic health records (EHRs) within their office systems. The government has been feverishly trying to get doctors to use these systems for some time, but despite assurances of security and ultimately, cost savings, some physicians remain skeptical.
Read MoreOpening the Channels of Communication
You think the left hand and right hand at your organization doesn’t know what each other are doing? Imagine how much government agencies keep their information “close to the vest.” Territories, power and influence are magnified in the nation’s capital and make your organizational silos look like Lego blocks. Now, don’t you feel sorry for the people responsible for managing government IT departments?
Read MoreMaking Magic at the SharePoint Conference
Magic Software is showcasing the iBOLT integration platform at the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011 this week. After launching in July, the application and integration platforms will be introduced to customers for the first time at this event. The ability to connect systems across the Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Salesforce.com, and SAP ecosystems is the bit draw.
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