Table 1

Cases investigated

CompanyRoles of IBM Watson HealthData sourcesCompanyRoles of IBM Watson HealthData sources
ATo identify and flag up unusual behavior to enable caregivers to provide service and share information with relatives2 Caregivers (1 h 30 min)
1 IT Solution Consultant (1 h)
BTo see where peers were achieving success and evaluate the system's processes against the backdrop of hard, actionable data, to improve service quality as well as to reduce costs1 Ageing Actor (1 h 55 min)
1 Doctor (1 h 30 min)
1 IT Specialist Networking (1 h)
CTo progress toward a more robust ageing population healthcare model by adding care coordination activities and improving key process measures1 Project Manager (45 min)
N.1 Ageing Actor (1 h 50 min)
DTo help ageing actors with complex and chronic conditions such as asthma, pain, migraine, and neurodegenerative diseases2 Ageing Actors (1 h 30 min)
1 Doctor
2 Ageing Actors' Relatives (55 min)
ETo predict the onset of dangerously low blood sugar in diabetics, often up to three hours in advance of serious medical implications1 IT Specialist (1 h 40 min)
2 Ageing Actors (1 h 50 min)
1 Doctor
FTo match patients accurately and consistently to clinical trials for which they may be eligible, so that healthcare providers and patients can consider appropriate trials as part of a care plan1 Ageing Actor (1 h 55 min)
1 CEO (1 h)
GTo understand medical conditions and recommend courses of action to improve care, share best practices and collaborate on clinical trials1 doctor (1 h 20 min)
2 Ageing Actors (1 h 40 min)
1 Ageing actor's relative (1 h)
HTo advance healthcare for the ageing population1 Caregivers (50 min)
1 CEO (1 h)
2 Ageing Actors (1 h 50 min)
ITo provide virtual coaches for ageing patients1 CEO (1 h)
1 Digital Strategy and Ix Lead (1 h 45 min)
1 Ageing Actor (1 h 20 min)
JTo read structured and unstructured information in a cardiologist's medical reports, combine that with a variety of data and extract relevant information to support diagnosing older patients1 Doctor (45 min)
1 Senior Vice President (1 h 30 min)
2 Ageing Actors (1 h 50 min)
KTo provider care and assisted living facilities, to capture and analyze motion, location, and other data from ambient and wearable sensors3 Ageing Actors (1 h 50 min)
1 Doctor and Director of Research Innovation and Technology (30 min)
LTo measure system-wide performance, monitoring key metrics such as length of stay, mortality, and readmissions2 Ageing Actors (1 h 10 min)
1 Executive IT Architect (1 h 20 min)
MTo help enhance overall well-being and enable improved care at lower costs and with reduced human effort1 Chief Health Officer (50 min)
2 Ageing Actors (1 h 45 min)
NTo allow doctors to access all study data about ageing people and platform functions through a centralized web interface2 Doctors (1 h 50 min)
1 Deputy Health Officer (1 h)
OTo speed up emergency assistance for vulnerable actors in medical emergencies1 Founder and CEO (1 h 10 min)
3 Ageing Actors (1 h 50 min)
1 Caregivers (1 h)
PTo create better processes to eliminate wasteful healthcare spending in the ageing context1 Chief Health Officer (45 min)
2 Ageing Actors (1 h 45 min)
QTo provide personalized wellness patterns tailored to each individual, and early warning notifications if something seems wrong2 Ageing Actors (1 h 10 min)
1 Advisory Solution Consultant (50 min)
RTo identify the root of the hospital's rising readmission rate and formulate a plan to improve a patient- centric approach across the care continuum1 Doctor (1 h 30 min)
1 Digital Manager (45 min)
2 Ageing Actors
STo adopt an ageing population health management (EPHM) technology to automate processes and interface easily with the multiple aspects of the work1 Founder & CEO (45 min)
1 Ageing Actors s (1 h 50 min)
1 Caregiver
TTo personalize patient care and help alleviate individual anxieties1 Ageing Actor (1 h)
1 IT Manager (50 min)
1 Doctor (50 min)
1 Ageing actors' relative
UTo keep ageing citizens safe in their homes1 Director of Research Innovation and Technology (1 h 25 min)
1 Ageing actor (1 h)
   

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