Eighth Annual Data Harmony Users Group – February 7-9, 2012
Access Innovations will host the the eighth annual Data Harmony® Users Group (DHUG) meeting this coming February 7-9 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The meeting will focus on helping users get the most from their investment in the Data Harmony knowledge management software suite, which helps users organize information resources based on a well-built and systematically applied taxonomy or thesaurus.
Read MoreThe Perfect Storm
One blogger compared the impending ICD-10 coding classification transition to the movie, The Perfect Storm. As challenging as the process is, I don’t know that it will be as tragic and dramatic as that. It will, however, be one of the most important milestones in healthcare technology.
Read MoreSmartLogic Releases Semaphore 3.3
Smartlogic has released their latest version of Semaphore. Version 3.3 offers enhanced enterprise search and organize enterprise metadata as they provide the capability for integration with SharePoint 2010.
Read MoreThe Beauty of the Web
There are still some people out there who think the Internet is just a fad and will go by the way of 8-track tapes and bomb shelters. The number of these skeptics is decreasing, but I can say (proudly or not) that I know and am related to one in particular. My sister, the teacher, believes technology is causing the demise of our children and their education. Now, I won’t go that far. She is on the verge of creating her own version of “The Village.”
Read MoreStandard for Thesauri and Interoperability Published
Networked Knowledge Organization Systems/Services (NKOS) recently reported that ISO 25964-1, the new international standard for thesauri and interoperability, has recently been published and supersedes the well-worn ISO 2788 and ISO 5964. We learned of this in the press release titled, “New international thesaurus standard published.” found on the NKOS site.
Read MoreUser Friendly Software Simplifies ICD-10 Terminology
Health Language, Inc has launched a new version of its provider friendly terminology (PFT) to include clinician friendly synonyms and more than 100,000 attributes for ICD-10-CM.
Read MoreYoung Entrepreneur Creates Mobile Search App
A London teenager has designed a new iPhone app which summarizes the content of web pages. This entrepreneurial pubescent created Summly while studying for exams and using Google for research. In an effort to make the process more efficient and informative, Summly provides a content summary of search results with a quick snapshot of the most relevant information relating to a story.
Read MoreCollege Search Made Easy
A new website has been launched that provides an easy way for students or professionals to locate a college program. Collegeseekr uses natural language processing, or semantic technology, as a friendly approach to empower users.
Read MoreGenealogists & Historians Gain New Resource
Cook Memorial Library in La Grande, Oregon are gaining two new databases of interest to family history researchers and genealogists — HeritageQuest Online available from home or office with a library card, and Ancestry Library Edition, available only in the library.
Read MoreNew Project Serves to Centralize Data
The Ikastea project has been launched. A product of iSOCO, this new endeavor offers technological solutions to facilitate access to information. By centralizing the large flow of information and educational resources available in a single site and segmenting content according to the target audience, the portal makes findability a reality.
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