Instant diagnosis?
That’s the idea behind a new partnership between insurance giant WellPoint Inc. and IBM.
WellPoint, the nation’s largest insurer by membership, is tapping IBM's Watson supercomputer to diagnose medical illnesses and to recommend treatment options for patients within seconds in a new system that will debut at several cancer cancers early next year.
Executives at the two companies say that Watson, best known for defeating “Jeopardy!” quiz champions on the popular television game show this year, can sift through millions of pages of data and produce diagnoses virtually on the spot. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/09/ibm-watson-wellpoint.html
Article courtesy of The Los Angeles Times
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