Posts by Melody Smith
Expert Webinar Series Looks at Governance Plans
Concept Searching will continue their 2012 Expert Webinar Series as their fifth installment addresses how to maximize investment in taxonomy and metadata design with SharePoint.
Read MoreGeneral Approaches to Creating a Taxonomy
There are several ways to create a taxonomy. One is from the existing data, which is my preferred method. You can also do it as an intellectual outline of the discipline, thinking about what ought to be included in this discipline. That is what the monks did many years ago in their cold towers on those mountainsides. Few of us have that luxury. Most of us will be dealing with a specific corpus of information.
Read MoreNew Technology Accelerates ICD-10 Transition
Optum has launched its latest coding technology product, Optum Enterprise CAC. This computer-assisted coding (CAC) platform can help healthcare organizations accelerate their transition to ICD-10, as well as increase productivity and simplify coding and documentation processes.
Read MoreThe Challenges of ICD-10
In order to receive reimbursement for patient claims, healthcare providers will have to begin using a new coding classification for medical diagnosis and inpatient procedures before October 1, 2014. That seems like far in the future, but when you realize the comprehensive and complicated processes involved in transitioning, many think it isn’t long enough. The number of possible diagnostic codes will increase from 14,000 to 68,000, while the number of inpatient codes will increase from 4,000 to 87,000.
Read MoreWeb Content Has Improved
With all the talk about Web 2.0 and looking towards Web 3.0 of late, has the fact that the information available on the web has become more comprehensive and detailed gotten lost? The focus has been about social sharing, collaboration and user-generated content.
Read MoreICD-10 Reasoning
In the midst of the delay – no delay debacle, it seems like when was the burning question? Some ponder that the question should have been why? Why transition to ICD-10 at all? The reasons often given for a new coding classification often involves the need to update the data structure or to provide for more codes. Considering the new ICD-10 has five times more codes than its predecessor, it may have been part of the goal regardless of being part of the reason.
Read MoreWebnodes Releases Version 4.0
Webnodes has released Version 4.0 of their .NET based semantic content management system. The new release offers performance and scalability improvements, updated e-mail marketing module, and overhaul of the content editing experience for editors. The number of content objects the system can comfortably handle has increased.
Read MoreSemantic Technology Used to Map Culture
A new tool has been developed that allows you to view a map of what is deemed “important” on Wikipedia. This interesting new tool, which is currently in the early phases of development, was created by an international research team and allows you to select any topic of choice.
Read MoreWhat Does the Cloud Mean to You?
Cloud software means different things to different people. One of the distinguishing characteristics of cloud software is the variety of ways it can be integrated. By its very nature, it lends itself to a service-oriented architecture. With the right tools and development focus, you can integrate cloud applications with a variety of techniques.
Read MorePreparations for ICD-10 Continue
Unibased Systems Architecture will be supporting the ICD-10 medical diagnosis and inpatient procedure coding in its newest ForSite2020® release. The new release will be prepared to handle the ICD-10 code sets when the deadline of October 2014 comes around, which is good since there will be five times the number of codes in the new classification.
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