Best Doctors highlights global growth during 2016

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Best Doctors added over 140 new clients and more than five million new members with access to its medical second opinion and information services during 2016.

The company now serves over 40 million members worldwide.  In 2016, Best Doctors announced a major partnership with IBM Health and its cognitive computing service, Watson, to use the power of data to help cancer patients find the right treatment option. Best Doctors also launched "Live Health Online," providing members a virtual face-to-face with expert physicians to discuss medical second opinions, diagnoses, and treatment plans. The company also introduced Onward, a program that helps clients with depression, anxiety and other mental health concerns get healthy and back to work s...

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