HIMSS Word of the Day #386: Cognitive Computing
Cognitive computing is a type of computing aimed at complex, ambiguous, and uncertain problems, where data are dynamic and may conflict, and where the goal is a decision that is best for the situation rather than a single right answer. This post explains the HIMSS Dictionary description and reviews six sources: two systematic reviews, a colon cancer study of 656 patients with 48.9 percent absolute concordance, a meta-analysis of 9 studies and 2,463 patients, a urologic oncology study with 92.7 percent concordance, and a pilot of an automated problem list.