Francisco Partners will acquire healthcare data and analytics assets from IBM that are currently part of the Watson Health business. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of this year and is subject to customary regulatory clearances. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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On the 6th Day of our 12 Days of Christmas Posts we look at geese a laying. On this day, we take a gander at some of the biggest healthcare mergers of the year 2015.
By Stephen Holloway – IBM’s new and significant investment play into healthcare (following acquisition of Phytel Inc. and Explorys Inc. in the last year), is based on expanding the capability of IBM’s artificial intelligence (AI) platform ”Watson” to drive new diagnostic software for medical applications.
IBM Watson Health announced that it is collaborating with Epic and Mayo Clinic to advance patient health by applying the cognitive computing capabilities of Watson to EHRs.
IBM Watson Health announced that it is collaborating with Epic and Mayo Clinic to advance patient health by applying the cognitive computing capabilities of Watson to Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor One of the computer applications that has received the most attention in healthcare is Watson, the IBM system…