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How Physicians Can Keep Up with the Knowledge Explosion in Medicine

Harvard Business

For example, Intermountain employed a team of paid clinical experts to develop such clinical-decision-support algorithms based on scientific literature and Intermountain’s own experience in order to standardize how common medical conditions (such as pneumonia) are diagnosed and treated by its physicians.

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How Companies Are Benefiting from “Lite” Artificial Intelligence

Harvard Business

At the high end of artificial intelligence are systems like cognitive computing that are allowing driverless cars and other machines to develop the capacity to learn from their experiences in the world — by incorporating nuances, remembering outcomes, and adapting to mistakes. (A First, let’s get our bearings. Insight Center.

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How Mayo Clinic Is Simplifying Prenatal Care for Low-Risk Patients

Harvard Business

The approach that we developed, called OB Nest, allows women experiencing low-risk pregnancies to reduce their number of in-person visits from the standard 12–14 to eight. Here are its elements: Information and knowledge-based tracking system. Insight Center. The Leading Edge of Health Care.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Kearney becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of EDS in September, nearly doubling in size and vastly expanding its industry expertise and information technology capabilities. Kearney aims to provide support for companies by helping them stay ahead of new market developments and positioning them to capture new opportunities.