Answer: both are employing automation to reduce cost. At Walgreens, software algorithms are being used to help guide and standardize patient treatment. Based on “big data” from over 100 million patients, the pharmacy chain is proving that professional services can be semi-automated with helpful results. You can read about it here.
A similar scenario is playing out in the medical device industry. Manufacturers are learning that they can automate content by structuring it with XML/DITA. The process requires patience and effort (though easier than developing a software system for patient treatment). However, it yields big savings and risk reduction. Starting with the XML systems provided by Astoria Software and Vasont Systems, and continuing through the translation process automation technologies of the GlobalLink suite, EnCompass has the services, know-how, and technologies necessary to automate your content and achieve sustainable cost and risk reduction.
