Dealing with Data
WAND has announced their integration with Nintex Workflow. By using the DataFacet Automatic Annotation custom action for Nintex Workflow, users can automatically tag documents […]
December 2012
Access to Data is Key
By Melody Smith|December 25th, 20122012-12-25T15:00:57-05:00
Even with the advances in digital medical record data, less than 50% of a patient’s health information is available in an electronic format. One organization is offering an enhancement solution for existing patient information. Integrated Patient Record (IPR) aggregates, shares, and optimizes data for a complete patient-centric view.
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Understanding the Architecture
By Melody Smith|December 25th, 20122012-12-25T14:59:48-05:00
Information architecture can be a high-level topic for some. At its most basic, it is about how to choose the right way to structure information and in turn, how to help people navigate it.
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Dublin Core: Sort of a Metadata Standard
By Melody Smith|December 24th, 20122012-12-20T23:09:12-05:00
The Dublin Core metadata guidelines started in 1995 in Dublin, Ohio which is why they are called the Dublin Core. The beginning was actually in the basement of the OCLC building, in March of 1995. In April of 1996, the Dublin Core advocates went to Warwick, England, where they had another conference. So there are Warwick Conventions for the Dublin Core. So there’s no mystery about the names; these things are just named after the places where they started.
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Prepping for the Transition
By Melody Smith|December 21st, 20122012-12-20T22:59:38-05:00
As preparations continue for the ICD-10 conversation, a review of current usage of ICD-9 codes can be helpful in planning for the new state of affairs on Octover 1, 2014.
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Data About Data
By Melody Smith|December 21st, 20122012-12-20T22:58:14-05:00
Some may say that data modeling is key to the world of data management. We would say that using the proper modeling tool can […]
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Be Prepared
By Melody Smith|December 20th, 20122012-12-19T22:37:36-05:00
Many were anxious when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a one-year delay for ICD-10 in February 2012 – pushing the date back to October 1, 2014. Some still are, but a few healthcare leaders pushed forward with their implementation plans and schedules.
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Getting Organized
By Melody Smith|December 20th, 20122012-12-19T22:46:51-05:00
Indexing, searching and finding data, files, etc., is not limited to the business world alone. With the demise of film and everyday use of digital cameras, individuals face the challenge of storing, labeling, and finding photos. How many of us have hundreds of images in a folder on a laptop with no identifying factor but “DPC7892”?
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Data, Data and More Data
By Melody Smith|December 19th, 20122012-12-18T22:47:23-05:00
New frameworks and the seemingly endless clouds have made it very easy to collect large amounts of data. It has become more affordable, and the data is multiplying faster than rabbits on fertility drugs. Eventually, though, big data is going to have to show some return on investment.
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Combination Semantics
By Melody Smith|December 19th, 20122012-12-18T22:46:41-05:00
Webnodes, which offer a .NET-based Web CMS platform, recently released version four of its semantic based CMS. Now the system ships with Mailgun and SendGrid email providers and a new video provider setup.
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