Yearly Archives: 2011

The Information Age-less

By |August 29th, 2011|Access Insights, Featured, Taxonomy|Comments Off on The Information Age-less

In a blog post last week, I discussed Robert Darnton’s recently published article in the Chronicle of Higher Education’s “The Chronicle Review”, where Mr. Darnton identified and debunked, “5 Myths About the Information Age.” The first myth he debunked was the notion that the book is dead. Not only is the book not dead, it is thriving. I commented on the relationship between the printed page and how it can be supported by digital content and vice versa. One can drive greater usage of the other, if the digital content is effectively designed.

QuadraMed Releases New Version of Coding Software

By |August 29th, 2011|Access Insights, News, Standards, Taxonomy|Comments Off on QuadraMed Releases New Version of Coding Software

QuadraMed has released a new version of Quantim® Facility Coding that supports both ICD-9 and ICD-10 code sets.

The Importance of the User in Security

By |August 29th, 2011|News, semantic, storage|Comments Off on The Importance of the User in Security

The security of information has never been more important. With the evolution of technology, unfortunately that includes the virus technology, hackers can seemingly reach right into your purse, a.k.a. enterprise, and take what they want. Trends in information technology define the security evolution as well. What does the next 10-20 years hold if cloud computing and semantic web are the catalyst for technology advancement?

Administrative Costs in Healthcare Continue to Rise

By |August 26th, 2011|News, semantic|1 Comment

It is no surprise to anyone how much healthcare costs these days. Well, maybe it is still a surprise, but not in a pleasant one. The US spends far more per capita on healthcare than any other developed country -- $7,538 per person, compared to $3,129 in the UK, $4,079 in Canada, and $5,003 in Norway (the second-biggest spender), according to 2008 totals compiled by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

RiseSmart Recognized With the “Cool” Kids

By |August 26th, 2011|News, semantic|Comments Off on RiseSmart Recognized With the “Cool” Kids

RiseSmart has been named "Innovative Company of the Year" at the 3rd Annual 2011 Golden Bridge Awards. This provider of next generation outplacement services was honored as the world's best in organizational performance, products and services, along with eight other winners, including such names as Apple and Twitter.

Data Harmonization in Cancer Research

By |August 25th, 2011|News, ontology|Comments Off on Data Harmonization in Cancer Research

SAIC-Frederick Inc. and RemedyMD are merging efforts to implement RemedyMD’s Investigate Integrated Research Management System software at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Advanced Technology Program. NCI researchers will be abel to manage and analyze large amounts of research data for a very worthy cause.

Another Patent for AI Technology

By |August 25th, 2011|News, semantic|Comments Off on Another Patent for AI Technology

Kyield and its founder/CEO Mark Montgomery has received an artificial intelligence patent titled “Modular System for Optimizing Knowledge Yield In the Digital Workplace” from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Pearson Reading Maturity Metric Released

By |August 25th, 2011|News, semantic|Comments Off on Pearson Reading Maturity Metric Released

A new and more accurate measure of the reading difficulty of texts has been created. The Pearson Reading Maturity Metric was developed by scientists at Pearson’s Knowledge Technologies group and measures how close individual students' reading abilities are to what they will need to succeed in college and careers.

Social Media Scorecards

By |August 24th, 2011|News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Social Media Scorecards

New features for SAS Social Media Analytics have been released, which include social scorecards. This new competitive intelligence functionality provides social community managers the ability to view activity over time and ascertain the effectiveness of online and social programs.