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Memorial Sloan-Kettering, IBM partner on latest Watson technology project
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and IBM have agreed to work together to develop a clinical decision support tool using IBM Watson technology to help create individualized cancer
Q&A: WellPoint's Watson project gains momentum
IBM has always intended Watson--the natural language processor best known for beating out its puny human competitors on the game show Jeopardy!--to do more than answer trivia questions. And the
WellPoint uses Watson for decision support
WellPoint is putting IBM's supercomputer Watson to its first use--developing clinical decision support tools for oncology, reports InformationWeek Healthcare. With the help of the Cedars-Sinai Cancer
IBM aims to prevent readmissions with Watson-based analytics solution
In its latest foray into healthcare, IBM has produced a solution that uses its natural language processing (NLP) technology to improve the quality of care and reduce costs. The NLP approach is the
Human-computer interface progress vital to success of EHRs
Steve Jobs' passing last week has triggered myriad reflections on his immense contribution to the modern world. While much emphasis has been placed on Apple's recent trendsetting products--the iPod,
Will technology take docs' jobs, salaries?
Faster than you might think, robots are coming after doctors' jobs, according to a recent article from Slate. And those who are most vulnerable to the rise of technology may be surprising, according
WellPoint taps IBM's Watson to diagnose, recommend treatment
WellPoint ( NYSE: WLP ) has reached an agreement with IBM to use its supercomputer Watson (recently of "Jeopardy!" fame) to help physicians diagnose medical illnesses and recommend treatment options
Imaging diagnosis may represent best-use scenario for IBM's Watson
Radiology may very well prove to be a sweet spot for IBM's supercomputer Watson . At heart, Watson is an electronic health record reader. Once that technology is correctly combined with picture
Will doctors heed IBM's Watson? History indicates otherwise
Watson, the IBM supercomputer that recently generated headlines by beating top Jeopardy players , is being groomed to advise doctors about diagnoses and treatments. But even if Watson delivers more
IBM, Watson a calculated risk worth betting on
Could the smartest "Jeopardy" contestant of all time soon go to work at a hospital near you? You've probably heard about the thrashing that IBM's supercomputer--nicknamed "Watson" after IBM founder
