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UnitedHealth Group has recalled software used in hospital emergency departments in more than 20 states because of an error that caused doctor’s notes about patient prescriptions to drop out of their files.
September 2013
Copyrighting Search Results May Be Next
By Melody Smith|September 17th, 20132013-09-17T19:19:54-04:00
As you may or may not know, Russia’s new anti-piracy law continues to be reviewed and tested. The amendments to the controversial law have just passed their first reading. But what has everyone holding their breath is the intention to expand the legislation to address search engine results. Google and Russia’s leading search engine Yandex are extremely concerned by the proposals.
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Library of e-Books at Your Fingertips
By Melody Smith|September 17th, 20132013-09-17T19:17:18-04:00
For those of us who gave in and went to the "dark side" of publishing, i.e. e-readers, finding digital books that you can loan or borrow beyond the minimalistic approach Kindle offers has long been a dream. This is why when I read about Oyster, I literally thought I heard angels sing. Okay, maybe just one.
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Access Innovations Improves Indexing Accuracy of the CDC’s Mining Safety and Health Thesaurus
By admin|September 16th, 20132013-09-16T19:01:01-04:00
Access Innovations, Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of an automatic semantic tagging rulebase for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Mining Safety and Health Thesaurus (MSHT). The new, state-of-the-art system increases indexing accuracy to 93 percent and provides greater access to the mining safety and health database, thereby aiding researchers and statisticians in improving safety for the mining industry.
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A Wealth of Nostalgia
By Melody Smith|September 13th, 20132013-09-11T18:22:19-04:00
What exactly is a virtual repository of metadata? The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), launched with a set of linked, accessible, digital materials from libraries, archives, and museums around the country. Their tag line is “A Wealth of Knowledge.”
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Health Technology Continues Progress
By Melody Smith|September 12th, 20132013-09-12T15:59:52-04:00
EDCO Group has been awarded a patent for its medical record scanning and indexing technology, called Solarity. This technology enables the classification and separation of documents based on content. These automated steps in the scanning and indexing process minimize human intervention, which results in reduced cost and expedited processes.
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The World is Your Classroom
By Melody Smith|September 12th, 20132013-09-12T16:02:17-04:00
One class. One facilitator. 10,000 students. With a massive online open course — known as a MOOC — this could become a new reality for the higher education world.
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Increasing Access is Worthy Goal
By Melody Smith|September 11th, 20132013-09-10T16:16:09-04:00
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Gale, part of Cengage Learning, have agreed to make Gale databases and archives discoverable through EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS).
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Supporting the Role of Taxonomists
By Melody Smith|September 11th, 20132013-09-10T16:14:56-04:00
The new phase of the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Open Access Support Project (EOASP) started last month, but with some slight changes in the eligibility criteria. The goal of the EOASP project is to increase the data flow into EOL, promoting the open access publishing model in taxonomy. Education is also part of the project as they value the importance of supporting and educating the next generation of taxonomists in open science principles.
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Choosing the Right Partner
By Melody Smith|September 11th, 20132013-09-10T16:12:21-04:00
Seal Software Group has partnered with Novatus Contract Management. This partnership will allow Novatus to attain full contract visibility by utilizing the unique Contract Discovery capabilities of Seal Software. Channel EMEA brought this news to our attention in their article, “Seal Software Announce Partnership with Novatus.”
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