Data About Data
The FutureGov 2011 award was given to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) for innovation and modernization. The AIHW’s METeOR Metadata Online Registry took the Information Management category, recognizing “excellence in the efficient capture, storage and distribution of citizen information”.
Read MoreAvoid the Chaos
Many healthcare professionals are worried that reimbursements will decline drastically after the ICD-10 implementation in 2013. Some are even comparing it to the mortage crisis.
Read MoreTime for Standards
The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) has went on record saying the concept of metadata in electronic health records (EHR) is too new and unreliable to require tagging in EHRs in Stage 2.
Read MoreNew Patent for Ontology
IBM has received a federal patent for “ontology-based network search engine.” Four co-inventors were named.
Read MoreProject Plans Are A Must
We have talked before about the deadline most healthcare providers are counting down to – October 1, 2013. This is the day that ICD-10 will be the new standard for coding and billing. Providers must be compliant or else. Else equals a dramatic impact on their cash flow and bottom line.
Read MoreClearing the Air
Few would argue about the growing volumes of data our digital lives have created. Many look to semantic technologies as a solution, or at least enhance processing and analyzing data. The constant challenge is the data was mostly published for human consumption and software finds it a challenge to format that which it doesn’t understand.
Read MoreFall Semantic Conference in D.C.
Mediabistro has announced the program for its Semantic Tech & Business Conference scheduled for November 29-December 1, 2011 in Washington, D.C. This conference covers the latest innovations in Semantic Web and linked data technologies.
Read MoreUnderstanding Taxonomies
Just the word taxonomy can confuse people, let alone the application. First they ask, “oh is that where you preserve dead animals?” Then they think it has something to do with the IRS. When you finally get them to understand it is a classification system, they have flashbacks to high school biology class. Taxonomy unfortunately has that effect on many, and that is sad. It is just bringing order to a group of items and identifying relationships. It’s not rocket science.
Read MoreStart-up Technologies Get Some Recognition
A list of start-up categories most admired was released and it is no surprise that content management made the top spot. A majority of the start-ups are into IT or mobile space, as these are the hottest selling regions.
Read MoreNew Partnership Targets Findability
Jaspersoft BI Suite has combined their commercial open source data-to-dashboards solution with Red Hat’s data virtualization technology. This new combination will offer a simple way to visualize data by integrating multiple data sources into a single entry point. This also makes analyzing much easier.
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