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New App from National Library of Medicine
A new app combines semantic knowledge resources and technologies, such as a biomedical knowledge base, a semantic search engine, a distributed search engine, and a variety of smart content analysis and discovery services. The NLMplus can concurrently access 60 National Library of Medicine (NLM) databases, with a simple Google/Bing like user interface.
Read MoreICD-10 Resources Available
The Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) has released a free set of tools to aid in converting the new ICD-10 code sets. The ICD-10 PlayBook features ICD-10 report card software from Yakima, a speaker’s bureau and white papers and Web seminars from a variety of resources.
Read MoreGoogle Books Has Metadata Problem
Two years ago, Google Books was called out for their poor indexing and search results by a Berkeley professor. Google Books’ fumbling search facility was a real challenge for researchers. Though Google offered to correct any errors that were brought to its attention, the professor doesn’t feel it is any better. Doing his own research, he continues to come across errors similar to those he brought to their attention two years ago.
Read MoreTaxonomy + Social Media = Findability
Social media seems to be factored into every area of technology these days. Taxonomy is no different. Having a defined taxonomy helps promote collaboration and connections by allowing people to quickly match content with an established set of defined keywords and terms.
Read MoreRemedyMD Releases New Databases
RemedyMD plans to launch the Mosaic Lymphoma and Mosiac Leukemia registries at the upcoming American Society of Hematology annual meeting and exposition December 10-13 in San Diego, California.
Read MoreNew Travel Search System Released
FACT-Finder Travel is a new semantic search system that targets online travel agents. By allowing users to enter free text during search and interpreting what users are looking for, the company seeks to garner a following among online travel agencies. The system interprets what users are looking for and populates search criteria boxes with the correct information.
Read MoreDistractions Can Cost Healthcare Organizations
There are a lot of transitions in healthcare right now. Reform, technology and of course, the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 rank in the top things distracting healthcare organizations these days.
Read MoreWhat is SharePoint Lacking?
Microsoft has long been the provider of all things uniform and default in the technology world. Mac users have forever been screaming foul with few people listening to their frustrations. When it comes to content management systems, is SharePoint still the best practice model other systems should compare themselves to?
Read MoreThe Pressure is On
With two deadlines looming, can healthcare organizations be fully prepared? The Office for Civil Rights is randomly auditing for HIPAA compliance and this will continue through December 31, 2012. Right behind that is the October 2013 deadline for ICD-10 implementation. A recent survey showed most healthcare organizations charged with HIPAA compliance are not fully prepared for a privacy and security audit by federal regulators.
Read MoreMongoGraph Embraces Semantic Web Features
MongoGraph is bringing semantic web features to MongoDB developers by implementing a MongoDB interface to AllegroGraph database to give Javascript programmers both the semantic web capabilities.
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