Melody Smith

Making the Step to Auto-Classification

By Melody Smith | February 17, 2012 |

Many turn to auto-classification systems to find some level of consistency and scalability, especially when (and this is very common) there are more than one indexer tagging content. There seems to be a feeling that moving to auto-classification systems requires a sacrifice of rich and quality indexing.

Semantic Technology Enhancing Discovery Process

By Melody Smith | February 17, 2012 |

A new version of eView has been released by Integreon that features adaptive coding technology to automate categorization, prioritization, and batch coding during the e-discovery review process. KM World brought this news to our attention in their article, “Integreon presents eView 4.0.” Their approach involves machine learning techniques and analysis consultation, providing a cost-effective solution for…

Technology vs. Humans

By Melody Smith | February 17, 2012

Many articles have been written about the progress or avalanche (depending on your perspective) of technology and the resulting amount of data that has occurred from that growth. With the move into the clouds, the borders or walls have been removed on the boundaries of data created and accessed. From social media to medical applications, metadata is growing by astronomical numbers. So what new markets or new products are to come to handle this data volume?

AMA Seeking to Stop ICD-10 Transition

By Melody Smith | February 16, 2012

The American Medical Association is appealing to Speaker of the House John Boehner to halt the ICD-10 coding classification transition. Many are questioning whether this is a political decision and should be drug into the boxing ring of the government. With a compliance deadline of October 2013, it seems a little late to stop that particular train.

Siri Has Competition

By Melody Smith | February 16, 2012

The recently made popular personal assistant from iPhone, Siri, is quickly gaining competition in the mobile phone market. Meet Evi. Created by True Knowledge, Evi can also answer questions based on voice and in a conversational manner. However, one of the differences between Evi and Siri, is Evi is an application available on phones and Android software.

ICD-10 Transition Raises Concern

By Melody Smith | February 15, 2012

MedAptus’s Professional Intelligent Charge Capture solution was named the Mobile Data Systems Category Leader by KLAS. This twice awarded honor was based on positive customer feedback in areas such as product quality, implementation and support.

Semantic Technology Used to Read Consumers’ Minds

By Melody Smith | February 15, 2012

Twelvefold Media helps brands target, reach and persuade engaged audiences. Their Mindset Index is essentially a searchable database that contains about 1.5 billion pieces of publicly viewable internet content. Their platform looks at the page level in real time and taps into the mindset of their consumers.

Discovery Process Sees Many Changes

By Melody Smith | February 15, 2012

The latest version of Recommind’s Axcelerate(R) eDiscovery (4.3) has been released. This is the latest update for its unified eDiscovery suite.

Crowning the King of Data

By Melody Smith | February 14, 2012

With a term like “Big Data” you almost expect to see a buff surfer dude as their icon. But Big Data isn’t an organization, it is a term that is used to describe advanced data storage and technologies designed to handle high volume or fast moving data.