Posts by Melody Smith
Foodie Resources
Hi, my name is Melody and I am a foodaholic, or foodie. I love cooking, experimenting with ingredients, and reading cookbooks. Yes, I read cookbooks like others read novels. There are notes in the margins and dog eared pages for future reference.
Read MoreSemantic Research
Genetic research continues to explore and discover, all with the help of technology. The ability to conduct genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has enabled new exploration of how genetic variations contribute to health and disease etiology. 7th Space Interactive brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Applying semantic web technologies for phenome-wide scan…
Read MoreAccess Innovations named to KMWorld’s annual 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management
Access Innovations, Inc., a leader in digital data organization, announces its inclusion on KMWorld’s annual list of the Top 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management. Access Innovations is featured for its second year, after debuting on the list in 2005. Other notable companies given a spot on the 2013 top 100 list include Adobe, Google, IBM, and Microsoft.
Read MoreWe’re Not In Kansas Anymore
I like to lift up interesting and sometimes humorous things I find in the world of language, vocabularly, taxonomy, etc. Today is different. Today’s find makes me sad.
Read MoreManaging the Panic
The one-year delay in the deadline for moving to the ICD-10 diagnostic coding system has been set, and many healthcare professionals are not satisfied that the delay is long enough to relieve some of the burdens that come with the transition.
Read MoreThe Knowledge Graph Approach
Last year Google released Knowledge Graph, a database of over 570 million items of information. This was their demonstration of what a semantic search engine and structured data could bring to the table.
Read MorePredicted Burdens
The transition to new diagnosis codes that will culminate in October 2014 is predicted to be a significant burden for physician practices and possibly cause many to go out of business. At least that is what the American Medical Association and other organized medicine groups predicted in a December 20, 2012, letter.
Read MoreThink Tanks, Cold Fish & Flea Markets
Americans love idioms, probably more than any other country. We shoot the breeze, bend ears, pull legs, and put our feet in our mouths. These bizarre phrases are a staple of our language and conversation style. A collection of these idioms have been published in The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms and the new volume contains hundreds of new entries.
Read MoreAt Last
Part 2 of ISO 25964, the new international standard for thesauri, was published on March 4, 2013. This exciting and long-awaited news was received with a huge sigh of relief in the taxonomy world.
Read MoreAre You Ready?
A comprehensive ICD-10 testing service has been launched by CTG Health Solutions that will help health organizations comply with the new coding system in plenty of time before the October 2014 deadline.
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