Posts by Melody Smith
Power in Numbers
In the midst of all the challenges, healthcare payers appear to be more accepting of the ICD-10 transition. The complexity of the ICD-10 compliance isn’t lost on them, but they seem to be open to the challenges. It makes one wonder why there are more supportive of the transition than the providers.
Read MoreFindability with Semantic Search
We have all read the continued news stream regarding semantic technology and its venture into the world of search. Google’s recent announcement regarding KnowledgeGraph is a great example. This move away from straightforward keyword search to a semantic approach seems to seek a better understanding of the users’ queries meaning.
Read MoreThe Enlightenment of Data
Data continues to grow both in size and in a trending topic. There is so much more data collected today than ever before in the past. With machine learning and natural-language processing becoming an almost every day topic, our world is becoming one long data stream.
Read MoreJuggling Challenges in Healthcare
At the recent HIMSS Virtual Conference and Expo, big data was a top topic. One of the speaker’s focusi included the fragmentation of data.
Read MoreResearch Advances in Digital World
Emory sociologist Roberto Franzosi has collected more than 1,200 newspaper clips about lynchings in Georgia from 1875 to 1930. He is applying a research methodology and software program he developed to catalog and analyze the narrative data. Franzosi’s Georgia Lynching Project is one of the first four projects of the new Digital Scholarship Commons (DiSC), which helps faculty and graduate students harness digital tools and resources.
Read MoreCollaboration Sought with SharePoint
Larsen & Toubro Infotech has launched CliquePoint, an enterprise social collaboration platform that was created by using Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. This new social application reduces email usage, increases business agility, and through this collaboration, reportedly increases user’s productivity by up to 20%.
Read MoreNew Product Uses Semantic Layers
Birst Inc. has released Birst Visualization Edition, a quick deploy version of its enterprise product. In this new edition, a semantic layer is featured and eliminates the need to write SQL queries or perform data extractions. Information Management brought this news to our attention in their article, “Birst Releases Visualization Edition.” A semantic layer is in the appliance links tables and generates queries “under the covers” for non-SQL experts.
Read MoreData Migration Streamlined by Partnership
Sitecore has partnered with Kapow Software to make it easier for customers to migrate legacy content into Sitecore. This integration eliminates the time-consuming process of moving content into the CMS.
Read MoreThe Meanings of Ontology
Ontologies are the newest label attached to knowledge organization systems (KOSs). They are generally specific modules and models developed by the knowledge management community. Stanford University has developed an ontology software called Protégé, which people seem to either love or hate. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of middle ground. They are either very fond of it: “Oh, I just love Protégé!”; or they hate it: “I don’t understand that tool; it doesn’t make any sense to me.” I don’t know which class you will fall into, but it is open source software and it is available. So, try it out and make your own decision.
Read MoreNavigating the Changes
Many things have changed in the health care industry and many more are likely to follow suit. Two of the most significant changes recently have been the delay of the ICD-10 implementation and the more recent Supreme Court review of the Affordable Care Act.
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