Identity Resolution Daily Links 2009-11-20
[Post from Infoglide] Entity Resolution Metrics
“In the last post we looked at the problem of measuring the accuracy of entity resolution processes. As with any accuracy measure, comparing to a known standard of correctness or benchmark is required. However, even without a benchmark, other measures are also important in evaluating ER outcomes.”
SmartData Collective: MDM: Build or Buy?
“In the paper, I describe five core MDM functions that should drive a deliberate MDM strategy:
1. Data cleansing and correction
2. Metadata
3. Security and access services
4. Data migration
5. Identity resolution”
New York Times: The Rules on Names Could Bend a Little
“Given more precise information at booking, the T.S.A. expects to be able to match more precisely a passenger’s identity against those on the watch list. This should reduce the number of false positives — people who are flagged at security until it can be determined that they are not the person with a similar name who is on a watch list. ‘The Secure Flight watch-list matching process occurs before a passenger even gets to the airport,’ Mr. Leyh said. ‘So if you get a boarding pass, the Secure Flight watch-list matching process is done.’ In other words, you are clear once you get that pass.”
O’Reilly radar: Health gets personal in the cloud
“A Personal Health Record (PHR) is one way that patients can have some control of their own health data, while providing an interoperable platform for sharing relevant clinical data between providers. Healthcare is changing rapidly and there are some important trends worth watching. Healthcare in the near future will be quite different than it is today. Web enabled technology is already changing the way medicine is practiced. As the digital nation comes of age we will see new opportunities, and new challenges, bringing healthcare in America into the 21st century.”
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