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Discovering SharePoint
Along with metadata, discoverable content continues to grow at an accelerating rate. Microsoft SharePoint’s collaboration tools has made it possible to manage the documents and other data with flexibility. However, this flexibility also presents some challenges on how to store sufficient content to meet the needs and still minimize discoverable content.
Read MoreNot in This Alone
As healthcare providers here in the United States prepare for the implementation of ICD-10, it is important to remember that a large number of other countries have already gone through this process and survived. Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, South Korea, and Sweden can be looked to for tips and success stories.
Read MoreMetadata and Security
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have addressed the successful use of metadata tagging with regards to patient health data. This is in response to the push for metadata standards from way back in 2010 by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. This…
Read MoreSocial Media Rumble
The two giants of social media have always been Facebook and Twitter. A recent change on Facebook’s part looks an awful lot like a Twitter tradition. Looking to improve its search and indexing capabilities, Facebook is now adding the hashtag symbol. Admittedly, many users have brought that habit with them from Twitter but for it to be embraced by the rival giant is interesting, to say the least.
Read MoreA Different Kind of Intelligence
We have heard of business intelligence, but what is clinical intelligence? It is a research and engineering discipline dedicated to the development of tools for data analysis. These tools are used for clinical research, surveillance, and effective health care management.
Read MoreRacing the Clock
It should be no surprise that time is the biggest obstacle for healthcare professionals as they prepare for the ICD-10 conversion. With just over a year and a half left until the October 1, 2014 deadline, a recent survey showed that 74.6% of the respondents are only 25% or less completed in their ICD-10 implementations.
Read MoreIn the Eyes of the Beholder
The MzTEK has coordinated an art commission titled, “Data as Culture.” MzTek’s goal is to provide a learning community in technology and arts for women. The aim of this particular commission was to highlight the use of data in an artistic context and to challenge the perceptions of what defines data.
Read MoreBig Data in the Big Picture
Big data continues to change the landscape of IT, in software, hardware, and personnel. Information architecture reaches beyond the actual nuts and bolts of IT, it involves vision about the overall. Big picture, some would say.
Read MoreMetadata Adds Character
Metadata is quickly becoming the indispensable factor in any successful technological adventure. This was evidenced yet again in Apple Insider’s latest article, “Apple looking to add character to text-to-speech voices.”
Read MoreTalking Numbers
ICD-10 will have a big impact on the medical reimbursement project for healthcare organizations of every size. The ICD-10 coding classification transition is a huge code increase from ICD-9, with five times the number of codes to manage for reimbursement.
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