Tag Archive for ‘Watson’

Happy Birthday, Watson

On Watson’s first birthday, we look at how healthcare providers are already using Watson technology to improve clinical diagnoses. Watch a video to hear an example of Watson diagnoses in action.

From MDM to Ready for Watson

Michelle moves from MDM to healthcare analytics and looks at how the predictive analytics powered by IBM Watson can help make sense of reams of unstructured data in a healthcare setting. She shares details on how Seton Healthcare is beginning to take advantage of analytics to prepare for transformation and growth.

Transforming Healthcare through Analytics

Healthcare analytics are incredibly powerful for offering patient-centric decision support. IBM’s Global Healthcare Ambassador, Lorraine Fernandes, and Dr. Bill Rollow, Solutions Leader for Healthcare Value and Transformation, talk about the goals of healthcare transformation and how IBM Watson shows the promise of analytics.

Big Data, SQL at the Senate and More: DM Magazine

Crysta reviews the highlights of the spring issue of Data Management Magazine, which includes several perspectives on Big Data, a look at the databases managing the US Senate’s data, how developers tuned Watson’s databases and more.

Good Ideas, Natural Language and the Speed of Thought

Jarrett explores how natural language processing can free up our minds to focus on bigger problems, improving our speed of thought.

Toronto: An Idiom Waiting to Happen

Jarrett creates his own idiom for being mostly right but actually wrong. Have you had a “Toronto moment?”

Watson and Healthcare Analytics

What does Watson mean for healthcare? IBM’s Dr. Chalapathy Neti explains how Watson’s analytics work, and what they portend for healthcare transformation.

Watson at HIMSS: DeepDDX for Healthcare

Last week’s IBM Watson match on Jeopardy mesmerized many, but what does it mean for healthcare? We recap the HIMSS discussion of DeepDDX, DeepQA and the future of healthcare.

Watson, Instinct & Ego

Now that the Man vs Machine Grand Challenge has finished, Jarrett looks at what helped Watson win – and why humans still have an advantage.

Watson and Our Gut Reaction

What makes Watson different from humans? Just days before the Watson Jeopardy match, Jarrett Goldfedder discusses the unharnessed power of intuition.