Posts by Melody Smith
Standard for Thesauri and Interoperability Published
Networked Knowledge Organization Systems/Services (NKOS) recently reported that ISO 25964-1, the new international standard for thesauri and interoperability, has recently been published and supersedes the well-worn ISO 2788 and ISO 5964. We learned of this in the press release titled, “New international thesaurus standard published.” found on the NKOS site.
Read MoreUser Friendly Software Simplifies ICD-10 Terminology
Health Language, Inc has launched a new version of its provider friendly terminology (PFT) to include clinician friendly synonyms and more than 100,000 attributes for ICD-10-CM.
Read MoreYoung Entrepreneur Creates Mobile Search App
A London teenager has designed a new iPhone app which summarizes the content of web pages. This entrepreneurial pubescent created Summly while studying for exams and using Google for research. In an effort to make the process more efficient and informative, Summly provides a content summary of search results with a quick snapshot of the most relevant information relating to a story.
Read MoreCollege Search Made Easy
A new website has been launched that provides an easy way for students or professionals to locate a college program. Collegeseekr uses natural language processing, or semantic technology, as a friendly approach to empower users.
Read MoreGenealogists & Historians Gain New Resource
Cook Memorial Library in La Grande, Oregon are gaining two new databases of interest to family history researchers and genealogists — HeritageQuest Online available from home or office with a library card, and Ancestry Library Edition, available only in the library.
Read MoreNew Project Serves to Centralize Data
The Ikastea project has been launched. A product of iSOCO, this new endeavor offers technological solutions to facilitate access to information. By centralizing the large flow of information and educational resources available in a single site and segmenting content according to the target audience, the portal makes findability a reality.
Read MoreComprehensive Document Management Systems Can Bring Findability
Kodak recently announced that South Africa-based mining group, Exxaro, has purchased some of their products, specifically the Scan Station 500 network scanners and Capture Pro Software Auto Import Edition software, to enhance their strategic electronic document management system (EDMS).
Read MoreHealthcare IT Moving Towards Deadline
There has been a lot written about the unpreparedness of healthcare providers for the October 2013 deadline of the ICD-10 coding transition. I admit it, some of that has been here and by me. However, the closer we get to the deadline the more the news and surveys are reporting that healthcare IT departments are making preparations.
Read MoreNot All Data is Created Equal
There is a lot of talk about data, the massive volumes of it and the speed at which it is multiplying. In this particular case, healthcare data is under the limelight – mHealth in particular. It is important to remember that data includes metadata ontologies, semantics and metrics, as well as their standards.
Read More2012: What Lies Ahead?
This time of year I read a lot of trends and reviews. What happened last year and what will happen in the coming year is a popular topic and it is in fact a good time to take stock and think about initiatives for the year ahead. So here is what I see coming down the road for 2012.
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