Malaysia's KPJ adopts IBM Watson for Oncology
28-Nov-17, Digital News Asia
Malaysian healthcare group KPJ Healthcare announced it will adopt cognitive computing platform IBM Watson for Oncology to provide insights that help doctors deliver evidence-based cancer treatment options.
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KPJ is the first private healthcare provider in Malaysia to adopt Watson for oncology. The group has bought licenses for five of its specialist hospitals to use the platform – KPJ Damansara, KPJ Ampang Puteri, KPJ Johor, KPJ Ipoh and KPJ Sabah.
According to KPJ’s general manager of New Products & Services Dr Mubbashir Iftikhar, Watson will help to improve care decisions by KPJ oncologists by assisting them with decision support for treatment options.