Beyond Watson: AI in Radiology

Imagine this: your hospital administrator asks you to help reduce the length of inpatient stays and they need a plan within a week. Chances are, most of you couldn't. But, the technology to mine and analyze your data does exist. Much like your daily Google searches, it's possible to input your search criteria, click Enter, and have answers at your fingertips in seconds. Doing so is part of radiology's push toward using big data, said Woojin Kim, MD, director of innovation at Montage Healthcare Solutions, Inc. "Radiology doesn't yet have big data like other industries, but that's changing rapidly. People want access to data to be able to turn insight into action," he said.