March 2013

A Quick Look Behind the Scenes

By |March 4th, 2013

The workings of a taxonomy or thesaurus in a database or website can seem mysterious. Let’s take a look behind the scenes. irst of all, we need the taxonomy or thesaurus in digital form, either as a separate file or as it exists in a specialized software application. The screenshot below is from the editorial user interface of a thesaurus software application.

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Time Warp

By |March 4th, 2013

I have a confession to make. For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated with time travel. Many books I read as a teenager were related in some way or another with the subject and television shows like Land of the Lost as a child sucked me into the topic and I have never wanted to leave.

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ICD-10 Assistance Help Available

By |March 1st, 2013

The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee, soon to be called the ICD-10-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee, is holding a meeting for coders and others where they will update them on their recent activities. The meeting is scheduled for March 5, 2013 and will also be available via webcast.

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Semantic Technology Gives Advantage

By |March 1st, 2013

It was reported recently that Google has received a patent for a technology that essentially can identity objects - any objects - by scanning and searching all tagged and untagged data.

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Semantic Search Delivers

By |March 1st, 2013

Ontology Systems is preparing to release a new version of their semantic search platform. Visitors to the Mobile World congress in Barcelona received a sneak preview of Project Rothko.

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February 2013

ICD-10 Requires Training

By |February 28th, 2013

In the midst of the many challenges the transition to ICD-10 has brought to healthcare organizations, the biggest concern seems to be with training and clinical readiness. Medical providers seem to be satisfied with the technology options surrounding the transition, but worry that their staff aren't prepared and the result will be a financial disasater.

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New Analytics Available

By |February 28th, 2013

Teradata has announced that Analytic Architecture Services has been added to accelerate deployment of the Teradata Unified Data Architecture. This will enhance the capturing and analyzing of both structured and multi-structured data.

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Canadian Semantic Web Symposium Calls for Papers

By |February 28th, 2013

The Fourth Canadian Semantic Web Symposium 2013 is scheduled for July 10, 2013. The deadline for papers in all topics related to semantic web technologies and their applications is March 1, 2013. The topics cover a variety of areas, such as foundations and technology; semantic software engineering; linked data, data analytics, and big data on the semantic web; applications to science, engineering, and health; and applications to education, government, business, and society.

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Findability Is Easier With Taxonomies

By |February 27th, 2013

KnowledgeSpeak brought this news to our attention in their article, “ASTM International selects Scope eKnowledge Center to provide enhanced smart content and MARC cataloging services.” Scope is known for developing facets with a taxonomic structure to enable robust cross-domain search. This project will broaden these 'smart content' services to include a Portuguese language version of the taxonomy, facets, and keywords to enhance the discoverability of its content by its Brazilian end users.

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