Microsoft tries again in healthcare, this time with Cloud, AI


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 21 Feb 2017

Legal defence: Under a plan unveiled on Feb 8, Microsoft said customers of its cloud service could rely on any of 10,000 Microsoft patents free of charge to deter legal threats against them. — Reuters

Microsoft Corp is trying again in health care, betting its prowess in cloud services and artificial-intelligence can help it expand in a market that's been notoriously hard for technology companies. 

A new initiative called Healthcare NExT will combine work from existing industry players and Microsoft's Research and AI units to help doctors reduce data entry tasks, triage sick patients more efficiently and ease outpatient care.  

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