Using computers more efficiently will be a key to developing therapy innovations in the future

Now this sounds like a good idea... Here is an excerpt from MedPage Today:

Supercomputer 'Watson' Tries Hand at Medicine

By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today

LAS VEGAS -- IBM's supercomputer Watson -- the formidable Jeopardy! contestant who beat two humans by answering trivia questions at record speed -- may be able to apply the same technology in a clinical setting and arrive at a diagnosis faster than a doctor can...

...Most doctors' brains don't hold the encyclopedic knowledge that the fictitious Gregory House, MD, seems to posses on the TV show House. Rather, diagnosing a patient with mysterious symptoms can involve wading through books, sending emails to colleagues, and using a computer or smartphone to look up symptoms and diagnosis.

In fact, one of the most significant challenges for a physician is searching through vast amounts of data, processing it, and selecting the information that will benefit patient care, van Terheyden said.

That's where Watson comes in...

Worth a try, right?  CLICK HERE to read more about this interesting experiment.

Let's face it.  Using computers more efficiently will be a key to developing therapy innovations in the future.

Feel good and keep smiling!  Pat