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Article by AP posted on USA Today's website on the Money webpage.
This article discusses the technology behind the Watson computer, made famous by Jeopardy. The Watson supercomputer system from IBM will be put to use in the healthcare space, by WellPoint, Inc.
As the article states, "WellPoint, Inc. which has 34.2 million members, will integrate Watson's lightning speed and deep health care database into its existing patient information, helping it choose among treatment options and medicines."
Computer Doctors?, The article states, "IBM says the computer can then sift through it all and answer a question in moments, providing several possible diagnoses or treatments, ranked in order of the computer's confidence, along with the basis for its answer."
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