Mining data relating to patents helped researchers determine that immigrants were not stealing the thunder from ethnic Americans. For decades, immigrants have played a vital role in the U.S. labor force and economy at large. Most arrive on H1-B visas that US firms use...
Back Office Outsourcing is Advantageous
As a businessman, have you ever felt the need to spend more time on strategy? Research has found that managing routine day-to-day activities can take up as much as half of a business executive's time - valuable time that would have been better spent on planning and...
How to Prevent Common Data Entry Mistakes
Data entry mistakes can have serious consequences. A report in Bucks County Courier Times told of how a criminal suspect was mistakenly released in Maryland a few months ago due to data entry issues. The spokesperson made it clear that the Department of Public Safety...
Data Mining – Crunching Customer Data for Higher ROI as reported by CNN
Data mining or data discovery is a concept that businesses use to acquire and analyze specific information about their market – the relationship between behaviors and variables - and use it to their best advantage. Mining is successfully applied in sectors such as...
State of Alaska Digitizing State Paper Documents for Easier Access for the Public
Alaska state archivist Dean Dawson is managing a four year project aimed at the digitization of the state’s vital records. The state has partnered with Family Search (historically known as the Genealogical Society of Utah), a non-profit organization backed monetarily...
Newer Digital Pen Technology Improve Handwriting to Text Conversions
A pen and piece of paper are what most people reach for to scribble calculations or take notes at a meeting, lecture, seminar or conference. But paper notes have their limitations – you could misplace or lose them or even leave them behind. Smart entrepreneurs have...
Paperless HR Departments Need to Focus on Security and Accessibility
Digitization is a key element of HR transformation, with artificial intelligence (AI) enhancing the experience in many areas. As technology advances, document scanning services have played a key role in helping HR departments to go paperless, increasing efficiency,...
How to Find Safety Records of Transportation Companies: Data Mining and Capture from SAFER Website
Businesses transporting goods to their customers or products from their manufacturing facility to the showroom need to ensure they put their precious wares in safe hands. The right trucking company will ensure cost-effectiveness by transporting the goods on time....
Data Mining of Medical Records – National Center for Policy Analysis Research Provides Proof that it is an Effective Way to Detect Medical Misdiagnosis
Diagnostic errors can damage a patient's health and cost money, or even prove fatal. The basis of every doctor-patient relationship is trust. Medical misdiagnosis can change this. Losing their patients’ trust is the worst thing that can happen to a physician. Alarming...
Boston Area Lawmakers Working on a Bill to Convert Paper Documents to Electronic for Public Access
The Massachusetts legislature made a crucial announcement in October 2013 that they are seeking to pass a bill allowing greater public access to government records. This is expected to improve transparency and solve issues with the public records laws such as delayed...