Few other fields of business depend on documents like those in sales and marketing. Between proposals, contracts and marketing reports, it is essential that these documents are available when needed. However, reviewing and accessing these documents is not always so simple. This calls for a document management strategy.
In a recent survey of healthcare payers, 35% of respondents listed cost or return on investment as their top concern with implementing new, organization-wide IT systems. This is even more disconcerting as many health insurers will need to upgrade their IT infrastructure in the next few years to meet mandates such as the ICD-10 classification transition that is due by October 2013.
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has released a report that attempts to standardize products that exist in the world of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. This venture into taxonomies will help compliance efforts by improving the reporting under new regulations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.