Data is important for strategic decision making and in determining the way in which a business did business. Today, most organizations prefer electronic data processing (EDP) to gain advantages such as better control, better response, better customer service, and to...
Erratic Documentation – Some Red Flags to Avoid
The national statistics gathered on NHS care last year, have come up with mind-boggling news. According to the report there were 20,000 pregnant men in England. More alarmingly, over the same period, 17,000 men apparently required obstetric services, while a further...
How OCR Helped a Herbarium Disseminate Knowledge
Optical character recognition (OCR) is an often indispensable tool in data entry and transcription. This has been used by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) for expanding its digital archive. The digitization drive is being carried out with great enthusiasm....
How to Convert Paper Charts to EMR
The healthcare industry is continuing its transition from traditional paper documents to electronic medical records (EMR). During the transition stage, many healthcare practices are focusing on how the data should be captured, stored, and analyzed. To make a complete...
16th HR Shared Services & Outsourcing Summit 2014
The 16th HR Shared Services & Outsourcing Summit 2014 will be held at the Omni Orlando Resort, ChampionsGate, Florida during October 14th - 17th. This global meeting will bring together HR professionals in shared services and outsourcing, and invite a global...
Employee Data Breach in UPMC More Extensive than Predicted
Data breach is a serious issue affecting many businesses. Despite the security measures taken, data breach or identity theft happens, even for the personal data of employees. Data breaches not only cost a company's time and money, but also affect its public trust and...
Data Mining as a Tool for Fraud Detection
In today's world, business processes depend largely on technology. With increase in automation, corporate fraud is also on the rise. Unscrupulous individuals exploit weaknesses in security and controls to commit crimes that cost firms millions of dollars. Businesses...
Dead Sea Scrolls Website Enhanced by New Update
In 2012, in collaboration with Google Research and Development Center in Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) had launched the 'Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library', a website that allows viewing and searching the Dead Sea Scrolls online. The project...
Data Mining Applications Helping to Restrict Recalls in the Automobile Industry
The automobile industry is one of the largest and fastest growing industries in the global market. However, it is also one that is plagued by consumer-troubling recalls. The news is that data mining techniques are helping to limit these costly recalls. In October,...
NSA Analyzing Internet Images for Facial Recognition
The National Security Agency (NSA) is harvesting millions of photos posted online everyday as part of its global surveillance program. Digital images captured from social media, emails, text messages, and other communication portals are analyzed with a view to facial...