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More Deadlines for ICD-10 Transition

By Melody Smith|December 26th, 2011|Autoindexing, indexing, News|Comments Off on More Deadlines for ICD-10 Transition

ICD-9 has been the system used for almost 40 years. Coming in October 2013, things will change. The new ICD-10 coding classification system will be in effect with five times the amount of medical codes for healthcare providers to use and diagnosis codes with more digits. Before the billing systems can accommodate the expanded field length for diagnoses, a new format system for electronic billing needs to take place first. This is scheduled to happen in just a few days on January 1, 2012.

Fashion Indexed

By Melody Smith|December 26th, 2011|indexing, News|Comments Off on Fashion Indexed

Vogue magazine has now opened up its digital archives to researchers. The 120 years of fashion history has been scanned from paper and turned into a digital data mine, completely indexed.

ICD-10 Transition Requires Collaboration

By Melody Smith|December 23rd, 2011|Autoindexing, indexing, News|Comments Off on ICD-10 Transition Requires Collaboration

The impending ICD-10 transition requires a large scope of work. Organizations that have begun implementing their ICD-10 readiness strategy realize this, others who are farther behind in the process are quickly understanding the challenge that awaits them. One thing is for sure, when it comes to ICD-10, a team effort is required.

Communications Panel Looking At The Future

By Melody Smith|December 23rd, 2011|News, semantic, Technology|Comments Off on Communications Panel Looking At The Future

We’ve talked numerous times about how technology has changed the way we communicate and interact both in our professional and personal lives. So what does the future look like? How will this same technology evolve and what will be the results of that progress on our lives? The Media Communications panel at the 3rd edition of the World Forum in Davos, Switzerland, “Communication on Top”, will be addressing those questions and more.

Market Research Company Sees Benefit of Social Media

By Melody Smith|December 23rd, 2011|News|Comments Off on Market Research Company Sees Benefit of Social Media

Dialego has launched a new social media division. This German research agency recognized that social media market research is a huge and important part of market research. Leading this new division is Annette Stucken from Unilever.

Millenium HealthCare Adds to Their Professional Arsenal

By Melody Smith|December 22nd, 2011|Autoindexing, indexing, News|Comments Off on Millenium HealthCare Adds to Their Professional Arsenal

Millennium HealthCare has appointed Marc Sherman, MD to the Company Advisory Board. Dr. Sherman has an impressive resume including his current position as the Medical Director of Heartbeat Medical PC, one of the largest cardiology groups in the New York area.

Big Data in Play

By Melody Smith|December 22nd, 2011|metadata, News, Technology|Comments Off on Big Data in Play

Research institutions participating in Australia and New Zealand's bid to host the Square Kilometre Array radio astronomy project are working with data management giants like IBM and Cisco to develop processing and data storage methods.

Semantic Technology in Health Information Services

By Melody Smith|December 21st, 2011|News, semantic, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Semantic Technology in Health Information Services

The semantic web is being used to compete with internet health sites in helping users manage their health. Healthline is one of many websites people turn to for health information. It isn’t the largest, when compared to WebMD and others, but it does set itself apart by focusing on a semantic taxonomy.

NogaLogic Version 3.8 Released

By Melody Smith|December 21st, 2011|News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on NogaLogic Version 3.8 Released

Nogacom has released the 3.8 version of its NogaLogic data classification system. This new release offers users an easy and automatic solution to identify their sensitive data.

Taxonomies Promote Collaboration

By Melody Smith|December 21st, 2011|News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Taxonomies Promote Collaboration

It is very common these days to see yet another new SaaS start-up. These new software companies seem to always focus on how the product looks and less on how it can help encourage collaboration.