By Dr. Kate Scannell, Syndicated columnist
First Published in Print: 09/18/2011
Sherlock Holmes famously partnered with his Doctor Watson to help solve the most baffling mysteries of his day. Soon, doctors in clinics will be partnering with another famous Watson, ostensibly to help solve diagnostic conundrums for patients.
Last week, IBM and health insurer WellPoint Inc. jointly announced that supercomputer Watson -- best known for trouncing human contestants on the TV game show "Jeopardy!" -- was being put to work as a doctor's aide. Or as an insurance agent. Maybe both. It's hard to compute just yet. Read More