National Institute of Standards and Technology releases ‘Plan for Providing Public Access to the Results of Federally Funded Research’ - April 10, 2015
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released on April 3, 2015, a ‘Plan for Providing Public Access to the Results of Federally Funded Research’. The NIST plan calls for making peer-reviewed scholarly publications and associated data that result from NIST funding publicly accessible.… Read More
Elsevier integrates TruCode encoder application with Medical Office Education Products - April 9, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has integrated TruCode’s Encoder Essentials, a web services solution for clinical coding, into SimChart for the Medical Office and the resources to support 2015 Step by Step Medical Coding by Carol J. Buck. SimChart for the Medical Office is the industry’s first academic… Read More
Wolters Kluwer announces HIMSS Stage 7 awards for four ProVation Order Sets customers - April 9, 2015
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer has announced that four health systems utilising ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, have achieved Stage 7 of the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM) and EMR Ambulatory Adoption Model (A-EMRAM). Through these designations, MetroHealth System, Winona Health, Sparrow… Read More
ProQuest announces acquisition of SIPX - April 9, 2015
ProQuest, through its affiliate Bowker, has acquired Palo Alto-based SIPX, a creator of a unique digital course materials solution that addresses a variety of copyright and costs concerns for universities. SIPX eliminates duplicate spending on course packs, collections of assigned readings, by connecting students to materials… Read More
Gale and EveryLibrary to promote the role of libraries in community development during National Library Week - April 9, 2015
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, is partnering with EveryLibrary, a national non-profit organisation dedicated to non-partisan political action on behalf of libraries, for a media campaign to increase awareness of the role libraries play in community and economic development. The partnership demonstrates Gale’s advocacy on behalf… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education adopts open technology to enable building personalised learning experiences - April 9, 2015
McGraw-Hill Education, the learning sciences company, has announced a commitment to open technology standards that will lower barriers to integration and allow anyone to build personalised learning experiences that integrate with the company's technologies. The company announced Microsoft Corporation as its first open technology provider in… Read More
