IBM and Georgia Tech launch “One Million Healthy Children” initiative

IBM and Georgia Tech have launched a new research initiative to integrate the massive amounts of data related to children’s health, extending far beyond laboratory test data to include factors like socio-economic status, food resources, education attainment, and access to transportation and health care services.  With an initial focus on children suffering from diabetes, with asthma and autism to follow, the goal of the initiative is to improve pediatric care.    Other partners in the collaboration are Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, the Georgia Cancer Coalition, and the Georgia Department of Community Health.  Read more here>