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Artificial Intelligence: Disruption or Opportunity?

Daniel Burrus

IBM Watson first shot to fame back in 2011 by beating two of Jeopardy’s greatest champions on TV. Consider the news that IBM followed its Weather Company purchase by snapping up Merge Healthcare Inc. The post Artificial Intelligence: Disruption or Opportunity? Watson is a cognitive computer that learns over time.

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The Life Sciences Industry: Decision Making from Batch to Continuum

IdeaScale

In the same survey they are reported to be more worried than CEOs of other sectors about disruption to their Industry. A study mentioned in this book from PricewaterhouseCoopers (2009) showed that Sweden had the best healthcare outcomes in Europe with respect to average healthcare costs.

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Spigit Webinar: Embedding Innovation into Company DNA, Featuring Cambia Health

Planview

It goes without saying that the healthcare industry has a thing or two to do with people. Because of that, it should go without saying that the primary focus of this industry is, then, people — their experiences as doctors, patients, and other healthcare stakeholders — and innovation efforts should support that.

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