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IBM Watson for Healthcare

In this video, Dr. Martin Kohn, Chief Medical Scientist, Care Delivery Systems, of IBM Research discusses the use of the Watson supercomputer in healthcare. Watson understands the nature of a question being addressed; reads and understands huge volumes of literature; generates and evaluates hypotheses; and learns from the results.  For example, it can suggest the diagnosis and treatment of an individual patient.

 
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Nathan Golia: 3 Ways Insurers Can Win with Predictive Analytics

1. Bring in people who understand the readouts
2.  Impart the need for speed to IT
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Source: Health Management Technology, January 2013
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  • Vendor Issue Wrap-Up
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