If you’re a customer of WellPoint, Inc., your employees’ records soon will come under the guidance of a computer. Granted, a very smart computer, but a computer nonetheless.
Last week, IBM, the creator of supercomputer Watson, and the insurance company announced a collaboration to create the first commercial applications of the Watson technology. Under the agreement, WellPoint will develop and launch Watson-based solutions to help improve patient care through the delivery of up-to-date, evidence-based health care. IBM will develop the base Watson health care technology on which WellPoint’s solution will run.
