Text analytics technologies used in Watson are available to healthcare, today.
By: Spence and Randall Wilcox
(Research Triangle Park, NC) - Invited to present to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), jStart discussed what technologies the healthcare indutry might be interested in that are components of Watson.
The event was heavily attended, and included a presentation and numerous examples were highlighted concentrating on the healthcare industry, its challenges, and its needs. Want to watch the webcase? A replay of the video is available to the right.
Watson & Text Analytics
One of the major components Watson leverages is Natural Language Processing (NLP), a component of IBM's text analytics offerings. This technology is being used today by healthcare organizations ranging from providers to university research teams, and commercial healthcare organizations.
Interested in how Watson can help you?
jStart is actively seeking customers and clients who may be interested in leveraging Watson's unique capabilities to provide business value that only it can provide--either by reducing risk, increasing productivity/efficiencies, or by identifying opportunities which simply weren't feasible before the introduction of Watson. If your company has a need for a sophisticated data analytics and insight engine which is highly accessible, contact us, and let's get started.
jStart videos
Webcast Playback Courtesy: HIMSS, (C) 2011 by HIMSS
About the Presenter
Randy, a jStart Technical Engagement Manager, has over 20 years experience in unstructured information management with a specialty in healthcare text analytics, and has worked with many clients to understand and build solutions to meet their needs.
About the jStart Team
IBM jStart is the company’s emerging technologies client engagement team. Focused on creating solutions built on the latest technologies, the team has been working with companies since 1997 to address their business challenges while providing business value, today. jStart’s latest initiative is the commercialization of IBM’s Watson system as well as the technologies which are a part of it, including DeepQA and Machine Learning.
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