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The Rise of Computational Linguistics Geeks 09/19/2017 04:00 PM EDT Guest post by Dina Demner-Fushman, MD, PhD, staff scientist at NLM. "So, what do you do for a living?" It's a natural dinner party question, but my answer can prompt that glazed-over look we all dread. I am a computational linguist, also known (arguably) as a specialist in natural language processing (NLP), and I work … Continue reading "The Rise of Computational Linguistics Geeks" NLM VSAC Publishes Updated Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) Value Sets for 4th Quarter 2017 Reporting Period for Hospital Quality Reporting Programs 09/19/2017 11:00 AM EDT On September 15, 2017, The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Value Set Authority Center (VSAC), in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), published an addendum to the eCQM annual update specifications originally published in April 2016. This addendum updates eCQM value sets for the 4th quarter of the 2017 reporting period for Eligible Hospitals (EHs) and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). These changes affect electronic reporting of eCQMs for the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program (IQR) and for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program for EHs and CAHs. NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2017, Two Updated SNOMED CT Resources 09/19/2017 10:43 AM EDT The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the availability of two updated SNOMED CT resources...   This service is provided to you at no charge by the NLM Office Of Communication and Public Liaison. This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: U.S. National Library of Medicine · 8600 Rockville Pike · Bethesda, MD 20894