VA recruits Watson analytics, cloud to fight PTSD From: GCN - 12/17/2014 The Department of Veterans Affairs launched a pilot project to test the ability of IBM's Watson analytics technology to help VA doctors rapidly sift electronic medical records for treatment and research data that could support clinical decisions in the care of veterans. The VA will also assess how the Watson technology, which became famous by competing against Jeopardy! quiz show winners, might help speed data-driven clinical decisions, including those involving post traumatic stress disorder cases. Read the entire article at: http://gcn.com/articles/2014/12/17/va-watson-ptsd.aspx Links: VA to Pilot IBM Computer Technology to Assist Physicians in Caring for Patients http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2667 Watson's Next Mission: Boosting Primary Medical Care for Veterans http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2014/12/watson-medical-care-veterans.html VA recruits IBM's Watson to aid doctors http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/12/15/veterans-ibm-watson/20436315/ IBM Watson Discovery Advisor http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/ibmwatson/discovery-advisor.html