by Angela Guess A new press release reports, “At the 2017 Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Orlando, IBM today introduced expanded capabilities for the Watson Platform for Health Cloud and a specialized Watson Health Consulting Services unit dedicated to helping clients and partners across the healthcare ecosystem capture the business opportunity of […]
Smart Healthcare – Technavio Publishes Top Market Drivers and Trends
by Angela Guess A recent press release reports, “Technavio analysts forecast the global smart healthcare market to grow at a CAGR of almost 25% during the forecast period, according to their latest report. The research study covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the global smart healthcare marketfor 2016-2020. In addition, the report discusses […]
Cleveland Clinic, IBM Work to Establish Model for Cognitive Population Health Management
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “Cleveland Clinic and IBM today announced a five-year agreement to expand the Clinic’s health information technology capabilities. The Clinic and IBM aim to establish a model for a health system transition to value-based care and population health, and to uncover potential standards that could be replicated […]
Artificial Intelligence App Changes the Game for Mobile Health in Canada
by Angela Guess A recent press release reports, “Today medical artificial intelligence (AI) app Ada makes Canadian history, launching a new consumer-facing medical app that enables Canadians to assess and monitor their personal health through sophisticated AI technology. Designed to grow smarter as users engage with it, Ada’s intelligence amounts to much more than personalized […]
Broad Institute Teams Up With Intel To Integrate Genomic Data From Diverse Sources
by Angela Guess A recent press release reports, “The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard today announced a $25 million collaboration with Intel Corporation to scale researchers’ ability to analyze massive amounts of genomic data from diverse sources worldwide. Through a five-year collaboration, researchers and software engineers at the new Intel-Broad Center for Genomic Data […]
NIH-Led Effort Examines Use of Big Data for Infectious Disease Surveillance
by Angela Guess A new press release out of the National Institutes of Health reports, “Big data derived from electronic health records, social media, the internet and other digital sources have the potential to provide more timely and detailed information on infectious disease threats or outbreaks than traditional surveillance methods. A team of scientists led […]
Cytobank Brings the Big Data Revolution to Immunotherapy Clinical Research
by Angela Guess A recent press release states, “Cytobank launched its implementation of CITRUS, an algorithm that accelerates and automates biomarker discovery, on its leading cloud-based data analysis and management platform for collaborative single cell research. Biomarkers are used to measure and monitor patients in clinical trials and assist with the development of effective immunotherapies […]
Litmus Health Launches Clinical Data Science Platform
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “Litmus Health, a clinical data science platform focused on health-related quality of life, today launched into public beta. The company uses data collected at the point of experience from wearables, smart devices, and home sensors to inform clinical endpoints and guide trial management. Litmus is initially […]
Teva Pharmaceuticals and IBM Expand Global Partnership
by Angela Guess A recent press release reports, “IBM and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd today announce a significant expansion of their existing global e-Health alliance with a focus on two key healthcare challenges: the discovery of new treatment options and improving chronic disease management. Both projects will run on the IBM Watson Health Cloud. The […]
IBM and Quest Diagnostics Launch Watson-Powered Genomic Sequencing Service
by Angela Guess A recent press release out of the company reports, “IBM Watson Health and Quest Diagnostics today announced the launch of IBM Watson Genomics from Quest Diagnostics, a new service that helps advance precision medicine by combining cognitive computing with genomic tumor sequencing. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) will supplement Watson’s corpus […]