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IBM Watson Health is working with professionals across the globe to tackle some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. With our data, analytics, and AI solutions, clients are transforming their clinical decision-making, accelerating drug research and discovery, optimizing performance, and engaging consumers. Read about their successes now.
Power to the patient: A new era in cancer care
Stakeholders across Europe aim to bring more meaning to the term “Patient-centred” healthcare. A recent survey of European Union (EU) citizens found that 70% of respondents want to see more EU action in healthcare, indicating that well-being is a top priority. Will this movement also drive cancer transformation? Experts gathered to discuss current issues in […]
6 ways a VNA can reduce imaging costs
Medical imaging is one of the most costly components of patient care. Data from the American College of Radiology indicates that diagnostic imaging accounts for 10 percent ($100 billion) of total annual healthcare costs¹. At least part of these staggering costs can be attributed to the fact that so many exams simply shouldn’t have to […]
Hardin Memorial Health debuts new AI solution for radiologists
When radiologists at Hardin Memorial Health needed more patient information while reading an imaging study, they faced a common frustration: the EHR is cumbersome and difficult to search. But after becoming the first client to “go live” with IBM Watson Imaging Patient Synopsis, the radiologists at Hardin can now use the power of AI to […]
Making the Promise of Smarter Health a Reality
Improving health is the challenge of our era. No other facet of human existence has been so rich with science, technology and investment, yet so strained by complexity, convention and misinformation. It is only in the world of health that we can read about the second case of an apparent HIV cure[1] right alongside a […]
Hospital Pharmacists Tap AI to Improve Drug Information Searches
Hospital pharmacists must weigh dosing guidelines, administration preferences, possible contraindications, and a host of other factors before dispensing a single dose. New AI-powered search technology can help teams juggle rapid-fire requests.
IBM Child Welfare Solution as a Service – A game changer!
Building a new child welfare application is complex. There are many processes needed to keep a child safe and provide the right resources to help support the family. Getting this right for the case workers is key in order for a project to be a success and provide a solution that supports the needs of […]
Five ways AI supports key drug research decisions with unstructured data
Ingesting and analyzing millions of documents in seconds, AI is able to construct dynamic, comprehensive networks of relationships between a wide variety of concepts across a vast corpus of data to provide the inclusive view needed to make informed decisions.
The state of telehealth, and its role in the fight against opioid use disorder
Telehealth is ready to take center stage. Telehealth is in the fight against opioid use disorder. But are consumers and healthcare providers ready to start giving and receiving care via their computers and smartphones, and are private health plans ready to pay for it? Based on recent media reports tracking sentiment toward the technology, telehealth is definitely on an upward trend
Success story: Health Quest
By using the Watson Health suite of population health management solutions to consolidate disparate data from across practices and departments, Health Quest was able to identify gaps in care, track individual touch points, and refine its process of care to improve system-wide population health.
Testing blockchain technology for clinical trials in Canada
By: Dr. Uli Brödl, Vice President, Medical and Regulatory Affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. The healthcare industry is undergoing significant changes due to the vast amounts of disparate data being generated. There is a huge need for transformative healthcare solutions where healthcare researchers, providers, and patients have access to a 360-degree view of health data. […]
Examining the variation in cancer care
As medicine moves forward—making advances in prevention, detection, care delivery and more—cancer marches on, killing nearly 2 million Europeans every year. As one would expect, the reasons are as complex as cancer itself and one of the most significant reasons is variability in care. Here, we explore some of the reasons behind the variation and how AI may be able to help.
Telehealth emerges as critical weapon for public health officials combating the opioid epidemic
This past October, the U.S. passed a package of bills focused on confronting the nation’s opioid epidemic. Collectively known as the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act[1], the legislation contains a number of legal and regulatory tweaks designed to make addiction treatment more accessible. Among them is a new focus on telehealth, which will make […]