By Melody Smith|November 11th, 20112011-11-10T18:08:58-05:00
Most healthcare organizations are focused on getting their electronic health records (EHR) systems running properly in preparation for the transition to meet ICD-10 compliance. The significant revision to reimbursement guidelines at the federal level has captured the attention of those concerned about cash flow and compliance.
By Melody Smith|November 11th, 20112011-11-10T18:07:29-05:00
I confess. I am a grammar snob. And it has gotten much worse since I joined Facebook. If I see one more “that is a great ideal”, or “their is a bird outside” status update, I will scream. Even Word corrected the wrong choice of word when I was writing this post. If Clippy knows better, why don’t educated professionals?
By Melody Smith|November 11th, 20112011-11-10T18:10:53-05:00
Though semantic technology has become much more common in and out of the IT world, it is still ones of those terms that can cause you to lose your audience very quickly. The Defense Department thought so too, so they created an explanation of semantic technology using a brief video to address ontologies, natural language processing, etc. Did I lose you again? Just watch this.
By Melody Smith|November 10th, 20112011-11-09T21:54:24-05:00
The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) has released a draft taxonomy of the cybersecurity workforce and it shows functions divided into seven broad categories of jobs - securely provision, operate and maintain, protect and defend, investigate, operate and collect, analyze, and support.
By Melody Smith|November 10th, 20112011-11-09T21:57:26-05:00
With the increased ownership and usage of mobile phones with cameras, images have become the new data. Almost as common as text based metadata, visual imagery are potentially valuable digital assets.
By Melody Smith|November 9th, 20112011-11-08T21:18:57-05:00
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) announced the publication of a new Recommended Practice, ESPReSSO: Establishing Suggested Practices Regarding Single Sign-On (NISO RP-11-2011).
By Melody Smith|November 9th, 20112011-11-08T21:21:40-05:00
Classification in music continues to be complicated. Musical taxonomy is challenging as even the most disconnected and isolated genres manage to refer to each other. Look at Wikipedia to the various genres and you will find even more genres and sub-genres, with ironic mash-up names.
By Melody Smith|November 9th, 20112011-11-08T21:24:05-05:00
The computer industry standards organization OMG and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) are working together on standards development, conferences and other resources.
By Melody Smith|November 8th, 20112011-11-07T22:16:37-05:00
Med-Line School of Medical Transcription has launched a medical coding training program called the Coding Bridge Program. Considering the changing health care industry right now, the name seems appropriate.
By Melody Smith|November 8th, 20112011-11-07T22:19:52-05:00
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recommends a common semantical understanding of data elements to implement the Smart Grid. In draft version 2.0 of its framework and roadmap for Smart Grid interoperability standards, NIST proposed a conceptual model of the Smart Grid. A Smart Grid truly operating as envisioned is heavily dependent on the consistency of semantic models.
