Healthcare Prepping for Cognitive Computing « A Smarter Planet Blog A Smarter Planet Blog

While a physician can keep a few dozen study results and papers in mind, there are actually millions of papers in existence and from which to draw potential insight. Now consider that IBM’s Watson can process 500 gigabytes of information – the equivalent of a million books – in a second. This remarkable speed has led to Watson being used in oncology centers to begin to help physicians with treatment options and decisions.