Healthcare DIVE January 4, 2018
Dive Brief:
- San Francisco startup Akiri launched its first product Wednesday, a network-as-a-service (NaaS) platform to the healthcare industry.
- The vendor-agnostic tool, called Akiri Switch, uses blockchain technology to securely transmit information using codes, according to a press release.
- “Security and compliance about medical healthcare data are extremely difficult,” Akiri CEO Adriaan Ligtenberg told MedCity News. “Our mission is to create a secure, compliant and trusted network for physicians, patients and the whole ecosystem.” Akiri’s first collaboration is with Celgene, a pharmaceutical company with ties to pharmacies, hospitals and patients.
Dive Insight:
Health2047 grabbed the media spotlight in 2016 with a $15 million Series A funding round led by the American Medical Association. Since then, Akiri has culled...
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