Taxodiary

January 2012

Taxonomy Meetings 2011 – A Year of Change or Realization?

By Melody Smith|January 9th, 20122012-01-09T17:02:29-05:00

What are the meetings that cater to people who use controlled vocabularies, like taxonomies? Where should a taxonomist go, click, or attend to learn about the latest implementations and uses of controlled vocabulary strategies? Every company thinks long and hard both about what they do and where to find customers for their products and services. The Information Industry is no different. In the Age of the Internet when everyone’s “knows” about searching and information; it seems like the “information Industry” should be booming, its conferences should be huge, and the attendance incredible, but that is not the case. Why? If the information industry and our little taxonomy segment of the business has gone mainstream, then where are all the people you would expect at the long established industry meetings?

Medical Coding Training on the Rise

By Melody Smith|January 9th, 20122012-01-08T21:25:40-05:00

Never before in healthcare has one specific field gotten such a boost of job security; at least if they are up to date on their training. With the impending October 2013 of the ICD-10 coding classification transition, medical coding and billing have become very popular careers.

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Findablity Can Be Fixed

By Melody Smith|January 9th, 20122012-01-08T21:27:54-05:00

A recent survey revealed two-thirds of organizations cannot access their information assets or find vital enterprise documents because of poor information classification or 'tagging'. Having difficulty accessing your information or in short, with findability, is a fixable problem.

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Shout It From The Rooftop

By Melody Smith|January 6th, 20122012-01-05T16:34:03-05:00

This is not a time to be subtle. That is what Stephen M. Stewart, CIO of Iowa-based Henry County Health Center, writes in Hospitals & Health Networks, this week. Steward was referring to the importance of impending ICD-10 classification transition.

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Experian Acquires Semantic Web Technologies

By Melody Smith|January 6th, 20122012-01-05T16:30:44-05:00

Experian has acquired UK-based web monitoring firm Garlik, which was established in 2005 and creates semantic web technologies such as DataPatrol.

Taxonomies Power Resources

By Melody Smith|January 5th, 20122012-01-04T21:59:25-05:00

There are several reliable tools and websites that help government buyers find what they need in regards to information, products and services. What these resources have in common is the ability to search and find. They are more than search engines and platforms. They are sourced by strong taxonomies that uses semantic technology to make information findable.

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Document Management Strategy Needed for Findability

By Melody Smith|January 5th, 20122012-01-04T22:00:58-05:00

Few other fields of business depend on documents like those in sales and marketing. Between proposals, contracts and marketing reports, it is essential that these documents are available when needed. However, reviewing and accessing these documents is not always so simple. This calls for a document management strategy.

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The Cost of Change

By Melody Smith|January 4th, 20122012-01-03T22:18:17-05:00

In a recent survey of healthcare payers, 35% of respondents listed cost or return on investment as their top concern with implementing new, organization-wide IT systems. This is even more disconcerting as many health insurers will need to upgrade their IT infrastructure in the next few years to meet mandates such as the ICD-10 classification transition that is due by October 2013.

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Taxonomies Can Help Standardization

By Melody Smith|January 4th, 20122012-01-03T22:14:33-05:00

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has released a report that attempts to standardize products that exist in the world of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. This venture into taxonomies will help compliance efforts by improving the reporting under new regulations.

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The Professional, Personal Touch

By Melody Smith|January 4th, 20122012-01-03T22:16:26-05:00

TEMIS has landed a new contract in STM publishing with S. Karger AG to provide the scientific community with next-generation navigation features within its information portal. Using Luxid® for Content Enrichment and their semantically-enhanced metadata, Karger will be able to increase the relevance of the search results available on its portal with features such as faceted searching and related document linking.

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January 2012

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