1. IBM Watson Health
Ronen Siman Tov
Innovation Center Manager , GTU,
Cloud Ecosystem Development, IBM
Mobile: +972-50-916-5386
e-mail: ronensi@il.ibm.com

2. What is Watson?
https://youtu.be/Y_cqBP08yuA
http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/ibmwatson/
A cognitive system that enables a new
partnership between people and computers that
enhances and scales human expertise.
Core Capabilities:
1. NLP – Natural Language Processing
2. Big Data Analysis and Machine Learning
3. Evidence Based Reasoning

3. Redefining customer relationshipsHelping in treatment
1 in 4 will be affected by cancer with
1.6M new cases in the US alone in 2013
Watson can help:
• Provide life saving alerts
• Accelerate new therapies up to 3X
faster
• Reduce 1 in 5 diagnosis that are wrong
• Improve cancer treatment accuracy
1/2 of 270B calls are unresolved
$600B is spent taking inbound inquiries
Watson can help:
• Reduce the 50% of unresolved calls
• Personalize the interaction
• Deliver actionable insights in less time
• Reduce inefficiencies by up to 80%
Why Watson for Healthcare
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4. Healthcare Industry is dealing with data overload
60% of determinants of health
Volume, Variety, Velocity, Veracity
30%of determinants of health
Volume
10% of determinants of health
Variety
Clinical data
Genomics data
Exogenous data
(Behavior, Socio-economic, Environmental, ...)
1100 Terabytes
Generated per lifetime
6 TBPer lifetime
0.4 TB
Per lifetime
Source: "The Relative Contribution of Multiple Determinants to Health Outcomes", Lauren McGover et al., Health Affairs, 33, no.2 (2014)

5. Delivering value – extreme patient focus and insight
Clinical
data
Genomics
data
Exogenous
data
Medical
Literature
Guidelines
Institutional
Knowledge

6. Generation and Delivery of evidence and Insights
Published
Knowledge
Knowledge-Driven Method Data-Driven Method
Observational
Data
• Longitudinal records
• Claims, Rx, Labs
• Patient reported data
• Scientific papers
• Books
• Guidelines
Closing the translational knowledge gap Personalized Insights from institutional data
From population averages … To insights for individual patient!

7. Watson Healthcare solution focus areas
Engagement Advisor
to transform interactions
and experiences with
physicians, sales reps
and patients
Clinical Reasoning / Paths
Clinical reasoning for
Medical Education & top
of license care delivery
Oncology (& beyond)
to assist in identifying
individualized treatment
plans and clinical trials.
Utilization Management
Streamline and
automate authorizations
and ensure adherence
to guidelines
Discovery Advisor
Uncover new insights into
diseases and innovative
therapies
EMR Advisor
Identify critical attributes of
a patient case and provide
easy-to-consume
summaries
Clinical Trial Matching
solution that optimizes
patient selection against
clinical trial requirements
Genomics Advisor
Applying latest Research
to understand
biochemical
considerations of tissue
Improve EngagementR&D Productivity Improve Outcomes

8. IBM Watson Health Cloud
HIPAA compliant, standard based, massively scalable
Solutions
IBM & Ecosystem Solutions
Data
Structured & unstructured
Insights
Cognitive & Advanced Analytics
ProvidersPayersResearchersIndividuals PharmaGovt.

9. Join IBM AlphaZone Accelerator!
• 24 weeks program.
• Build leading solutions for the enterprise market.
• Post Seed & Round A funded companies.
• Create long term partnership with IBM worldwide.
Focus on Health – Partnership With
• Jointly select up to 4 startups.
• Improve healthcare delivery and decision making.
• BD mentorship, access to SMEs and network.
• A grant of up to $25,000!
ibmAlphaZone.comRegistration closes July 10