The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee, soon to be called the ICD-10-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee, is holding a meeting for coders and others where they will update them on their recent activities. The meeting is scheduled for March 5, 2013 and will also be available via webcast.
It was reported recently that Google has received a patent for a technology that essentially can identity objects - any objects - by scanning and searching all tagged and untagged data.
Ontology Systems is preparing to release a new version of their semantic search platform. Visitors to the Mobile World congress in Barcelona received a sneak preview of Project Rothko.
In the midst of the many challenges the transition to ICD-10 has brought to healthcare organizations, the biggest concern seems to be with training and clinical readiness. Medical providers seem to be satisfied with the technology options surrounding the transition, but worry that their staff aren't prepared and the result will be a financial disasater.
Teradata has announced that Analytic Architecture Services has been added to accelerate deployment of the Teradata Unified Data Architecture. This will enhance the capturing and analyzing of both structured and multi-structured data.
The Fourth Canadian Semantic Web Symposium 2013 is scheduled for July 10, 2013. The deadline for papers in all topics related to semantic web technologies and their applications is March 1, 2013. The topics cover a variety of areas, such as foundations and technology; semantic software engineering; linked data, data analytics, and big data on the semantic web; applications to science, engineering, and health; and applications to education, government, business, and society.
KnowledgeSpeak brought this news to our attention in their article, “ASTM International selects Scope eKnowledge Center to provide enhanced smart content and MARC cataloging services.” Scope is known for developing facets with a taxonomic structure to enable robust cross-domain search. This project will broaden these 'smart content' services to include a Portuguese language version of the taxonomy, facets, and keywords to enhance the discoverability of its content by its Brazilian end users.
With computer-assisted coding technology increasing with technology processes, but more because of the ICD-10 transition, there is an immediate need for coding professionals to begin redefining coding roles and functions to meet emerging and future coding opportunities. Medical coding is something that requires specialized expertise and systems tailored to regulatory requirements.