Healthcare Blockchain Is Poised to Transform Patient Care

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Healthcare blockchain technology has the potential to transform patient care, observed Bill Frist, a heart and lung transplant surgeon, former Senate majority leader, and chairman of the executive council of the health service investment firm Cressey & Company. Blockchain will be able to break down EHR silos, simplify revenue cycle reconciliation and healthcare supply chains,…

Almost half of physicians ‘aren’t aware’ of what blockchain is

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Despite recent buzz about blockchain’s potential to improve healthcare, a recent survey by SERMO found almost half of physicians aren’t aware of the technology. Industry and government stakeholders have supported efforts to use blockchain, a permanent and shared ledger of online transactions or exchanges, to streamline healthcare operations. Unlike a traditional database that is centrally…