The IDOP project is part of IBM Research’s First-Of-A-Kind program (FOAK) where IBM engages clients’ experts in research projects to explore how emerging technologies could solve real industry problems. The collaboration exemplifies IBM’s commitment to being part of the industry ecosystem supporting clients and business partners to solve industry-specific issues.

To find out more about the program’s impact on teachers and students, Microsoft News Center (MNC) spoke to Jennifer Tyndall, a business and technology teacher at Spring Creek High School in Seven Springs, N.C., and Miranda Hill, one of her former students.

According to a report issued by Johns Hopkins Hospital, of 6,171 biopsy slides that were sent from late 2008 for a second review, pathologists disagreed with the diagnosis on 86 of them. Pathologists are determined to gain as much information as possible from these small samples, which can be only a few millimeters in length.

In a highly tumultuous market, healthcare payers who can reduce their administrative costs by even a percentage point can achieve a huge competitive advantage. In addition, payers are seeking to position themselves for future market requirements such as healthcare reform.

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