by Angela Guess Jennifer Bresnick recently wrote in Health IT Analytics, “Semantic computing relies on the notion that computers can be “taught” to approach concepts and problems in a similar way to humans. By linking together certain natural language concepts instead of just solving mathematical equations, computers can make inferences about data sets that might […]
Machine Learning Turns Unstructured Data into Valuable Health Information
by Angela Guess Kevin Murnane reports in Forbes, “Machine learning’s ability to produce actionable results from unstructured data is clearly demonstrated in a study published in the April 2016 volume of The Journal of Biomedical Informatics that used machine learning algorithms to identify cancer diagnoses from free text pathology reports. The results provide strong evidence […]
Artificial Intelligence and Your Health
by Angela Guess Jo Best recently wrote in ZDnet, “After IBM’s Watson cruised to victory on the game show Jeopardy!, the company decided the first area where the ‘cognitive computing’ system would be put to work was healthcare — a field of sprawling data, intense privacy concerns, and life and death outcomes. Since IBM began […]
IBM CEO on the Role of Cognitive Computing in Healthcare
by Angela Guess Mark Hagland recently wrote in Healthcare Informatics, “In a wide-ranging keynote address that included aspirational statements, updates, and announcements, Ginni Rometty, the chairwoman, president, and CEO of the Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM, on Tuesday morning shared her vision of cognitive computing with attendees at the World Health Care Congress, being held this week […]