Perspectives on Watson: Healthcare

Medical records, texts, journals and research documents are all written in natural language -- a language that computers traditionally struggle to understand. The ability to deliver a single, precise answer from these documents could go a long way in transforming the healthcare industry. Watson, the IBM computing system designed to play Jeopardy!, could deliver such a solution.

Thought leaders including Dr. Herbert Chase, Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University School of Physicians and Surgeons, share their thoughts on how the DeepQA technology that powers Watson could impact the way doctors diagnose and treat patients.

Visit ibmwatson.com for more information.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• ibm
• jeopardy
• data mining
• machine learning
• electronic medical records
• natural language processing
• predictive analytics
• data analytics
• ibm watson
• healthcare it
• healthcare industry
• clinical data
• question answering
• smart medicine
• question answering system

[happinesson]

i can consider this ideas!health wise..IBM rocks!

[WhiteElvenDragon]

This is awesome. If robots could replace all the jobs we have now, I wonder where next our creativity will take us!! The world would be so cool.

[MakeWarNotLovecraft]

@kanefreeman1 It goes a lot further than just healthcare. Practically every job could be fulfilled by an automated machine. Even prostitutes!

[kanefreeman1]

There will be no need for human doctors in the future. Doctors examine symptoms and cross check them with their knowledge of medical literature. Watson will far surpass the most knowledgeable doctors on earth, and be available in every office. Plus, surgeons will be replaced by ultra accurate machinery already in the prototype stage. This is one more step down the line to complete automaton in the workplace and the reorganization of our entire economic system. (Look up THE ZEITGEIST MOVEMENT.)

[Hyuiolosa]

@Xenoxax Fewer Jews too!

[GewehrGod]

@TheAlaaissa Right. Since no one is required in the computer industry........

oh wait.

[Xenoxax]

Genius. Faster, more accurate results, means less costs.

[tremben]

Dear @IBMWatson - This domain, treated as distinct from Jeopardy! type QA, requires (I suggest w/respect &tc &tc) refactoring along just the vector I've been tweeting at you about. I further suggest (Never thought this one before.) that the matter of "confidence" and "certainty" has not been explored and grasped. regards @bentrem

[Tullppa]

this thing sounds like it could take over the world.. best to just destroy it now

[treasurector]

The database of population/regional surveys is inadequate and insufficient .. A more complete record is necessary to determine correlations to environmental, chemical exposure, lifestyle and career choices, genetics and diet. These surveys are also necessary to determine what maladies people are experiencing beyond what is currently reported.