Posts by Melody Smith
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TEMIS has landed a new contract in STM publishing with S. Karger AG to provide the scientific community with next-generation navigation features within its information portal. Using Luxid® for Content Enrichment and their semantically-enhanced metadata, Karger will be able to increase the relevance of the search results available on its portal with features such as faceted searching and related document linking.
Read MoreThe Cost of ICD-10
Healthcare organizations are scrambling to upgrade their systems to prepare for the ICD-10 classification transition. The Department of Health and Human Services have required providers to transition to ICD 10 codes on or after October 1, 2013. Millions of dollars are being spent to prepare for this with software and training.
Read MoreSouth African Mining Firm Beefs Up Document Management System
Exxaro has purchased Scan Station 500 network scanners and Capture Pro Software Auto Import Edition software from Kodak for their document management system. Utilizing Microsoft SharePoint 2010, they will have a single consolidated document management system. The benefits include knowledge sharing and easy access to information across multiple sites.
Read MoreSharePoint and Taxonomies – Part VI of VI
Sharepoint is a popular software and comes free with the MicroSoft Server. In fact, I think Sharepoint, more than any other thing, has excited interest in taxonomies for people. Sharepoint 2010 has a taxonomy module and although it doesn’t have everything that your heart might wish for, it is a significant step forward. A lot of people have been trying to figure out exactly how to best use their taxonomy within the Sharepoint offering. This is one option.
Read MoreICD-10 Stimulates the Economy
In the world of healthcare, few things have been or will be more challenging or all encompassing as the ICD-10 transition. Healthcare organizations have a huge project on their hands and we wish them great success. However, the good news is ICD-10 could be considered an economical stimulator for the world of technology. More healthcare information technology vendors offer ICD-10 compliant upgrades and products each and every day.
Read MoreTexas Counties Select Document Management Solution
Tyler Technologies has landed agreements with five counties in Texas for their document management needs. Tyler’s Eagle Recording software solution is currently used in 17 states, including Texas where 28 counties already use Tyler systems to help manage Land and Vital Records.
Read MoreThe Digital Divide
Internet technologies are rapidly evolving, so fast that it makes one wonder if users can keep up with the new terminology, skills and knowledge needed to navigate their way through new digital divides.
Read MoreTechnological Weather
The BBC Weather website has been relaunched after a public beta. The new site is on a three-tier architecture and this move was part of the BBC’s wider strategy to move to a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to increase cross-product interoperability and data reuse.
Read MoreISYS Search Software Releases New Version
ISYS Search Software has released its next generation Enterprise 10.0 product that promises enterprise search at speeds up to four times faster than previous versions. Features of the new version includes ISYS 1-Click FileFinder indexing, analytics and search technology, and more. The customizable interface lets business users search and refine the results the way they want – making the information findable.
Read MoreAdara Offers Compatible Software for ICD-10 Transition
Adara Networks is targeting healthcare for its next virtualization challenge. With their history of providing IT services to the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, Adara is looking to move their enterprise service buses, which allow compatibility among software applications, to the healthcare field.
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