OCLC releases WorldCat Works as linked data - April 29, 2014
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has made 197 million bibliographic work descriptions - WorldCat Works - available as linked data, a format native to the Web that will improve discovery of library collections through a variety of popular sites and Web services.… Read More
2014 Emerald Literati Network Award winners announced - April 29, 2014
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has announced the winners of its prestigious Literati Network Awards for Excellence, 2014. Now in their 21st year, and one of the largest independent academic award programs worldwide, the awards recognise high levels of research excellence across the breadth of Emerald's… Read More
HIMSS offers guidance to HHS on Certified EHR Technology - April 29, 2014
In official comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HIMSS provided recommendations in response to ONC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Voluntary 2015 Edition Electronic Health Record (EHR) Certification Criteria; Interoperability… Read More
Hearst Corporation acquires CareInSync - April 28, 2014
Hearst Corporation's healthcare group, Hearst Health, has announced its acquisition of CareInSync, a software solutions company providing a real-time, mobile platform to improve patient care by enhancing communications between care providers and patients. Financial terms were not disclosed. Santa Clara, California-based CareInSync, will now become part… Read More
Kettering Health Network selects Wolters Kluwer Health’s ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate decision support - April 28, 2014
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that Kettering Health Network has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support as its clinical content management system. A central component of a healthcare organisation's care quality and core measures improvement strategy, ProVation Order Sets… Read More
IHS Inc. granted new patent for proprietary, next-generation search technology - April 28, 2014
IHS Inc., a global source of critical information and insight, has announced that it has been granted a new patent for the question-answering technology behind its IHS Goldfire software, used by companies to accelerate research and power innovation. Patent No. 8,666,730, labeled "Question-Answering System and… Read More
