Becker's Healthcare March 25, 2018
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 located and maintained by one party, a blockchain record is shared among a network of users.
In January, the National Institute of Standards and Technology suggested blockchain may support healthcare record-keeping processes by centralizing patient data across the care continuum. Audit and consulting firm Deloitte released a report in 2017 on blockchain’s potential to improve data interoperability, supply chain operations and revenue cycle management in...
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