"The depth of leadership, talent and experience represented on the Watson Healthcare Advisory Board will be instrumental to advancing how IBM Watson technology is put to work in the healthcare industry," said Manoj Saxena,
general manager of IBM Watson Solutions. "IBM's Watson technology has the potential to profoundly impact the quality of patient care by fundamentally transforming how medicine is taught, paid for and practiced."
The Watson computing technologies are currently being developed and commercialized by IBM in collaboration with the healthcare industry in
order to help doctors and healthcare professionals improve diagnosis and treatment in areas such as chronic disease and oncology.
The recommendations of the Watson Healthcare Advisory Board will be shared with IBM clients and used by IBM's global team of healthcare industry professionals. This group of more than 4,000 professionals and 60 medical doctors are working with clients to create smarter healthcare systems, focused on the patient, aimed at reducing medical errors, achieving better patient safety and quality outcomes, and saving lives. IBM has undertaken more than 3,000 healthcare transformation projects around the world from
small hospitals to national healthcare systems.
For more information about IBM Watson Solutions visit www.ibm.com/watson and IBM Smarter Healthcare http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/healthcare_solutions/ideas/index.html
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