IBM to acquire imaging, EHR firm Merge Healthcare for $1B
IBM will re-enter the electronic health records business and also give supercomputer Watson the ability to “see” medical images, thanks to a planned $1 billion acquisition of Merge Healthcare.
View ArticleCONVERGE: IBM Watson is to ‘augment knowledge’ in healthcare
IBM Watson Health VP Kathleen McGroddy Goetz delivered the closing keynote at MedCity CONVERGE on Wednesday.
View ArticleCandescent Health announces official partnership with Cleveland Clinic
Candescent Health partners with Cleveland Clinic and will contribute to making the jobs of radiologists easier and more efficient in order to benefit patients.
View ArticlePathway Genomics latest app combines cognitive computing, genetics and...
In an example of the kind of messages users would get, the app may direct them to avoid certain foods based on their metabolism.
View ArticleIBM and NY Genome Center create open cancer data repository
IBM and the New York Genome Center announced work on a new HIPAA compliant data repository. It will include the entire genome, exome and phenotypic data, which sets it apart from what currently exists...
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IBM Watson Health CMO Jain looks to ‘cognitive computing’ (listen)
Dr. Anil Jain, vice president and CMO of Watson Health, spoke at length to MedCity News last week, and we have it here as a 25-minute podcast.
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Hear IBM Watson Health CMO talk cognitive computing: 5 must-read stories from...
Every week, we compile the most trafficked and thoughtful stories on MedCity News. Most influential: IBM Watson Health’s Anil Jain on issues like alert fatigue, its partnerships, and the benefits of...
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Digital Reasoning pulls in $40M Series D for cognitive computing
Lemhi Ventures and Nasdaq led the round. They were joined by previous investors Goldman Sachs and Hospital Corp. of America.
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Apixio raises $19.3M for expansion of cognitive EMR search support, boost...
SSM Partners led the financing round, supported by First Analysis, Bain Capital Ventures and Apixio’s largest angel investor.
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Want to fix healthcare? First, check your data
Data analytics will only begin to transform healthcare in a meaningful way when we can tap into unstructured data sources and mine the information with powerful cognitive techniques.
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IBM Watson Health to help ADA with diabetes research, education
IBM Watson Health and the ADA also will be running a challenge to spur the development of apps to support people living with or at risk for diabetes.
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5 non-health tech stories you should care about this week
EU and U.S. agree to changes to rules on international data transfer, Google Ventures looks for AI in Europe, but end users don’t seem quite ready for cognitive computing.
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IBM Watson Health is 21st Century aide to docs
IBM Watson Health is meant to bring in best practices from an institution and cross-reference those with the vast body of medical knowledge out in the world.
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Pharma’s digital health ambitions: Where are the opportunities and what’s...
Looking to the future, Michael Doherty, head of strategic innovation for pharma development at Roche, said: “We are heading to a new model of drug development that will be more flexible, data will be...
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Diabetes is actually three different diseases requiring different engagement,...
Diabetes is actually a collective term for different diseases with different pathophysiology, prevalence, and solution sets, writes a doctor turned management consultant and business strategist.
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IBM Watson and Quest partnership leverages AI in tumor sequencing
A new IBM Watson Health and Quest Diagnostics partnership aims to expand access to tumor sequencing and analysis throughout the United States.
View ArticleApp combining genomics, fitness and diet highlights nutrigenomics trend
Genetic testing businesses to personalize fitness and diet regimens are making their way into the consumer space, for better or for worse.
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The rise of artificial intelligence is not the beginning of the end for doctors
What are the limits of cognitive computing? They will never replace the human touch of doctors.
View ArticleTexas Medical Center Accelerator’s giant digital health cohort includes...
The digital health cohort includes a handful of health IT and medical device startups from Australia as part of a Biobridge exchange program between Texas Medical Center and Australia.
View ArticleAs Rometty prepares to open HIMSS, M.D. Anderson walks away from Watson
A giant elephant just entered the Valencia Ballroom at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
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