Context
Located in Pittsburgh, UPMC is one of the biggest health care systems in the US with $12 billion in revenue. According to the hospital supply chain expenses are growing faster than any other category.
The Project
"UPMC''s long-term experience with health care supply chain combined with IBM''s expertise in cognitive computing technology will be used to build up its knowledge base with best practices and domain expertise from the medical center. Their goal is to build a solution which will adapt to individual institutions based on their specialities, patient population and unique needs."
Results
Proof of concept; results not yet available
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