Posts Tagged ‘Health’
The Numbers on Data Breaches
Data security is an ongoing challenge for every organization. A recent report reveals the frequency of data breaches only continues to grow. Becker’s Health IT & CIO Review brought this information to us in their article, “918 cyberattacks so far this year: 6 things to know.” There were 918 data breach incidents across the world in…
Read MoreOntologies Provide Intelligence and Insight
Ontology simply means a set of concepts and categories in a subject area or domain that shows their properties and the relationships between them. Livemint brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “From ontology to oncology: Deep science for medical AI.” The top-down approach of machine learning allows it to better its own…
Read MoreLetting the Data Take Over
Data lakes can be a fantastic asset, but they do need an array of elements to work properly. This is where semantics and graph databases in the data lake architecture become beneficial. This interesting information came to us from ZDNet in their article, “Semantic data lake architecture in healthcare and beyond.” Data lakes can turn…
Read MoreLondon Conference Offers Learning Opportunities
The London Info International conference is scheduled for December 5-6, 2017. This unique conference is organized by Info International Ltd. and seeks to meet the ongoing need for face-to-face interaction, where users and providers of high-level information content can network, learn, influence progress in the industry. This year’s opening keynote speaker is Dr. Jack Kreindler,…
Read MoreInside Data Breaches
Data breaches spiked by 86 percent in 2016 with over 1.4 billion records being compromised. Hackers, cyber criminals and other malicious outsiders were responsible for just over two-thirds of last year’s data breaches. The healthcare industry suffered the most with 28 percent of all reported breaches in 2016. With hackers casting wider nets, they are accessing easily attainable…
Read MoreTechnology in Health Care
The health care debate continues to rage. Whether you call it Obamacare, Affordable Care Act, or TrumpCare, the current proposals in Congress to change it all claim to provide affordable access to health care for Americans. Extreme Tech brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “How IT Can Save Our Healthcare System.” This isn’t…
Read MoreDigital Health Gets Boost
Digital processes in the United States are still impressive, even to those in the technology world. It is easy to forget that the digital revolution did not just affect the North American continent. Over the years, Kenya has seen technology become embedded across many industries ranging from banking, telecommunications, retail, insurance and even government. Standard Digital brought…
Read MoreTaxonomist Needed in D.C.
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, metadata, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are…
Read MoreHealth IT Content Strategies Gets Some Help
HIMSS Media recently launched the Media Lab to deliver content strategies for healthcare technology audiences. The Media Lab applies a scientific approach to better align clients’ content needs with distinct, data-supported Health IT buyer personas. This interesting information came to us from My San Antonio in their article, “HIMSS Media Lab is Launched to Lift Audience…
Read MoreCognitive Computing Used to Fight Dementia
Genomics is identifying the factors that makes some people more susceptible to Alzheimer’s and other aging-related cognitive impairments. Regardless of the root cause, dementias are usually irreversible. Machines can learn, but can they teach us? DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Using Cognitive Computing to Prevent Human Cognitive Decline.” Some claim that cognitive computing…
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