Tag: Healthcare
U.S. Dept. of Labor Launches New Online Resource for Health Care Workers
From a U.S. Department of Labor Announcement: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a new online tool that will allow current and prospective health care workers to explore more than 80 different occupations, identify local education and training programs, and tap into current job listings. Through the Virtual Career Network, users also can learn […]
Reference: Healthcare: AdAge Map Shows Where People Get Sick, Dataset Also Available
The map shows prevalence of major illnesses by county. The dataset used to create the map also available as an XLS file. From the Article and Map via AdAge: As grim as it is to say this, for health-care marketers, knowing where people are sick is a useful data point. As part of the American […]
New From Kent College of Law/Oyez Project: Searchable/Shareable Audio of Health Care Reform Act Arguments
via Illinois Institute of Technology-Kent College of Law: IIT Chicago-Kent’s Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States (ISCOTUS) has updated its comprehensive multimedia guide on issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by making the oral arguments and transcripts more accessible to a wider audience. Visitors to the ISCOTUS healthcare […]
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Jeopardy Champion "Watson" (from IBM) Gets Hired To Assist Medical Professionals
Watson Gets A Job! From the IBM Web Site: WellPoint, Inc. and IBM announced an agreement today to create the first commercial applications of the IBM Watson technology. Under the agreement, WellPoint will develop and launch Watson-based solutions to help improve patient care through the delivery of up-to-date, evidence-based health care for millions of Americans. […]
