Posts by Melody Smith
Choose Experts for the Job
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has chosen TEMIS to assist in revamping their online content offering. ASM’s authoritative content, including journal titles dating back to 1916, a rapidly expanding image library, 240 book titles, its news magazine Microbe, and abstracts of meetings and educational publications, is at stake. Their goal is to enhance the search and navigation for true findability.
Read MoreOf Taxonomies, Biology, and Moneyball
Baseball and biology are not commonly found in the same conceptual space. Neither do you find taxonomy associated with baseball, but in recent news these connections were made. Grant Bisbee, Editor, “Baseball Nation”, digresses into the arcane as he laments the coming of the “He’s In the Best Shape of His Life” season. This is the time of year baseball writers must assess the prospects for the coming season and clichés and hyperbole rein. The dubious practice of evaluating the physical condition of players runs rampant as spring training begins. With tongue in cheek Bisbee tries to shape a taxonomy to classify this spring ritual. His would be the taxonomy of the “In the Best-shape Stories”.
Read MoreMore Software Accommodating ICD-10
ChartWise Medical Systems’s flagship product now provides support for both the current ICD-9 and upcoming ICD-10 coding systems. The ICD-10 transition deadline is scheduled for October 2013 and becoming more and more the subject of much discussion in the healthcare technology industry.
Read MoreSemantic Technology Can Be Even More Personal
Amidst all the predictions for 2012, many are musing on the role of the Internet in the coming year. Some believe the Internet will become much more personal by allowing users to create their own collection of education, entertainment, social environments and information when and where they choose.
Read MoreLiferay Community Edition 6.1
Liferay Community Edition V6.1 has been released. It brings a significant list of new features, including some social activity applications, search improvements, some contextual relationship enhancing and user defined lists.
Read MoreICD-10 Training Available
The ICD-10 transition is underway in preparation for the October 2013 deadline. Many healthcare providers have begun the training process of the transition, which is very important.
Read MoreIBM Is Going Social
IBM has released new social business tools called IBM Connections. This new product suite provides data monitoring and intelligence processing. This release doesn’t differ from IBM’s modus operandi in that they have introduced new programs, services and partnerships to help organizations develop their skills, not just provide a product.
Read MoreFinding Data in a Secure System
Index Engines has launched a new custodian-based pricing model for qualified e-discovery Service Providers (ESP) and their clients. This enables the ESP access to high-speed indexing, de-duplication and other features.
Read MoreSharePoint Gives Findability
Access to information is something we take for granted more and more every day. The Internet has changed our ability to find information and locate data, close or remote. Smart phones have taken that availability to unimagined realms. In the corporate world, there are still two groups – those who have findability of their data and those who do not.
Read MoreNew Year’s Resolution Fallout
The typical resolutions people make revolve around health, dieting, lifestyles and learning. Ironically, the same could be said for data management and integration, if they were in a position to set new goals for 2012.
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