IBM Watson health
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MedCity Influencers, Artificial Intelligence
IBM dumping Watson Health is an opportunity to reevaluate artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence in healthcare is only as good as the patient data that is collected. The information must be accurate, and precision management of patient data is critical for AI to succeed.
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MedCity Influencers, Opinion, Artificial Intelligence
Why IBM Watson Health could never live up to the promises
The failure of IBM’s marketing-first approach to clinical AI was entirely predictable, but it didn’t have to be this way. Here’s how AI can be implemented effectively.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Artificial Intelligence, Health Tech, Payers
Humana, IBM Watson Health team up to provide access to AI chatbot
Through a new collaboration, Humana’s Employer Group members will gain access to IBM Watson Health’s AI-powered digital assistant. The chatbot will provide information on member benefits, claims, referrals and cost estimates for medical services.
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Special Reports, Artificial Intelligence
AI in healthcare has spurred exciting applications and collaboration
Our latest eBook offers examples of how some of the players in healthcare are thinking about AI, seeking to apply it across care coordination, drug development and early detection of disease and how to address some of the challenges the technology poses for adoption and implementation.
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Biden Cancer Initiative pairs up with IBM, Syapse to improve access to clinical trial information
The Biden Cancer Initiative has announced that multiple healthcare organizations — including BreastCancerTrials.org, IBM Watson Health, Massive Bio and Syapse — are creating a shared platform called the Oncology Clinical Trial Information Commons, which will help cancer patients to know their clinical trial options.
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Hospitals, Artificial Intelligence
IBM Watson Health invests $50M in research collaborations, teams up with Broad Institute to predict risk of cardiovascular disease
These two announcements come after Deborah DiSanzo left her role as IBM Watson Health general manager last year.
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IBM Watson Health chief leaves role
Deborah DiSanzo, who has served as general manager of IBM Watson Health since 2015, is stepping down from her position and heading to the strategy team for IBM Cognitive Solutions, according to STAT.
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IBM confirms layoffs impacted its Watson Health division
Spokesman Doug Shelton verified that IBM’s recent round of layoffs hit its Watson Health unit, but he did not specify how many individuals lost their jobs, according to The Herald Sun.
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How long until machine learning tools go mainstream? (Updated)
Machine learning tools are certainly spawning some exciting applications such as using medical images to analyze tumors and offering a new way to improve clinical trial matching. But how long will it take for these tools to become part of mainstream medicine?
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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The best stories of 2017
From good news to bad news, 2017 was chock-full of noteworthy stories. But a few stood out among the rest. These are the five most-read articles published in 2017.
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Artificial Intelligence, Health IT, SYN
Former IBM Watson Health employee on AI: The truth needs to come out
A former IBM Watson Health employee recounts his experience where repeated promises of AI integration into life science products were never fulfilled as hype overtook reality.
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Things I learned at HIMSS17
There’s only so much HIMSS conference a publication like MedCity News can cover, so it’s impossible to know everything that has gone on here in Orlando, but let’s give it our best shot.
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IBM’s Rometty: ‘Cognitive healthcare is mainstream, it’s real and it’s here’
“Competitive advantage in healthcare will not come from digitization,” Rometty said. “It’s going to come from cognitive.” But there must be transparency.
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As Rometty prepares to open HIMSS, M.D. Anderson walks away from Watson
A giant elephant just entered the Valencia Ballroom at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
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Here are the biggest stories from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
From Vinod Khosla’s talk about the healthcare startups he loves to hate to Illumina and IBM’s partnership, here are the most noteworthy stories to emerge from the rain-soaked J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference and the satellite events around it.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
