Posts by Melody Smith
It’s All Semantic
Seamless integration of knowledge and data is a requirement for modern healthcare systems. Being able to respond quickly to a patient’s needs is priority. With various information systems being utilized to streamline and automate patient care processes, semantic technology is a need of its own.
Read MoreIndexing Patent Issued
Decernis receives new patent for an indexing system and method to identify and validate chemicals, foods, and commodities in documents and databases. This innovation enables a user to find any reference to a food, chemical, or contaminant in any language across the Internet.
Read MoreCan You Have Your Cake and Eat It Too?
There is little middle-ground when it comes to the ICD-10 implementation deadline delay. Debates on both sides believe passionately that there are merits of staying the course in preparation or using cash on hand for definite causes. Some believe you don’t have to choose. They believe that clinical documentation assessments and improvement efforts can benefit organizations now, despite of what the results of the delay will be.
Read MoreU.S. Navy Embraces Semantic Technology
The U.S. Navy believes the semantic Web will connect data in new ways and lay the foundation for further advances in their world. Their objective is to manage a global network that delivers instant integration of military data across a number of separate specializations such as geographic, intelligence, logistics and manpower, as well as provide information about red or blue forces. The semantic Web will be the engine needed to power the effort.
Read MoreSocial Media Becomes New Zealand
New Zealand’s government will be focusing on social media and on the government’s role for identity management and network security in the coming year.
Read MoreWhat Impact Will the ICD-10 Delay Have on Salaries?
Experts are predicting that hospital employees can expect to earn slightly more in 2012 due to the focus on ICD-10 coding classification transition.
Read MoreSearch and Semantic – Google’s New Recipe
Google’s upcoming search makeover has many people worried. Even though semantic technology has been embedded in search for years, Google’s plan to include more of it has some worried.
Read MoreNextGate Meets Needs of Healthcare Patient Data
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has completed the transition to the NextGate Multi-Language EMPI. This was their choice solution for Patient Centric View initiatives. The NextGate Multi-Language EMPI replaces their incumbent solution.
Read MoreMaintaining a Thesaurus in an Excel Workbook
There’s been some discussion recently in the Taxonomy Community of Practice LinkedIn group about free or low cost thesaurus management software. I’ve noticed a dearth of postings about using Excel, a very popular tool, particularly if you already have a Microsoft Office license. Experts disparage Excel as a tool, but it can provide a way to start your thesaurus development. And, if you are mindful of organizing your Excel worksheet so that its data can be imported later into a dedicated tool, you can achieve some important objectives. Excel is indeed the most popular thesaurus management tool. (see Taxonomy & metadata strategies for effective content management workshop slides in which taxonomy expert Joe Busch reiterates this.)
Read MoreSemantic Technology Needs A Solid Taxonomy
The changes in retail traffic and popularity of things like GroupOn, Try It Local, etc. is motivating GeoCommerce to complete the process of consummating strategic relationships to ensure their footing in the future of consumer identification and authentication.
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