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Organizations that help manage and analyze medical content have a unique opportunity during this time of ICD-10 transition. Healthcare entities are recognizing the need for sharing clinical data. This trend has been accelerated by the transition. This interesting information was found on Reuters in their article, “Wolters Kluwer Health to Acquire Health Language, Inc., a Leader in the Medical Terminology Management Market.”
Read MoreSemantic Web and Natural Language
Natural language user interfaces are becoming more and more popular. Creations like Siri promise to improve every facet of our lives from emergency situations to shopping. The semantic web has birthed this phenomonaly successful technology. Through the use of standardized tags and formats, the semantic web builds a framework where content on the web has machine-understandable meaning. This takes it many steps past simply being searchable by keyword.
Read MorePreparing for the Move
Moving part or all of an organization’s resources into the cloud is a step that should not be taken lightly. There is much to consider and reconsider as your business needs change. Governance is about taking action to help your organization optimize and manage your systems and resources to meet your business goals.
Read MoreCourt Ruling Affirms Libraries
The U.S. Supreme Court has supported consumer rights and libraries in the high-profile Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons, Inc. case by ruling that goods lawfully made overseas are protected by the first sale doctrine. This particular case focused on whether Americans and businesses had the right to sell, lend, or give away the things they own that were made overseas.
Read MoreSharePoint To The Rescue
SharePoint users frequently share their biggest challenges in using the content management software. That list often contains problems with end user adoption, the inability to define and enforce adequate governance policies and procedures, and getting proper support. Not understanding how important taxonomies are to the overall success of SharePoint can often be at the core of these frustrations.
Read MoreIn Memory of Dr. Peter Noerr
Dr. Peter Noerr was a towering intellectual force in the backrooms of the information industry. Quiet, infinitely curious, he created two systems and helped with many more. In his early days in South Africa he automated mining operations. Later he moved to Sweden and then to the UK. He created the TinLib system for IME. After selling that company he became MuseGlobal’s founder a federated search and retrieval system which operates as middle ware in many of the systems we use today.
Read MoreEveryone Can Use A Little Help
For providers who are seeking some feedback and support about their ICD-10 transition plan, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a series of listening sessions.
Read MoreImage Metadata Revisited
Google recently announced a plan to change the way it displays images in Google Image Search. The end result is giving metadata a much more prominent role.
Read MoreLearn More About Content Management
The DITA Content Management Strategies conference has added Carl Yao, CSOFT’s Executive Vice President for Global Strategy, to their roster of presenters. The convention is being held at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence April 15-17, 2013. The discussion will be around terminology management and global regulatory compliance in the Information Design & Development track.…
Read MoreMachine Learning
Tonight I was doing laundry while my husband was watching television in the other room. I am used to hearing words like military, marcupial, or wooly mammoth coming from his preferred viewing channels — History, Discovery, or PBS. It took me a few minutes to realize what I was hearing sounded way too familiar to my world. Words like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and semantic technology came wafting through the house. I soon discovered the program was a NOVA feature, “Smartest Machine on Earth” on our local PBS channel.
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