Blockchain pilots launched in 2018 tackled EHR management, collective data custodianship, credentialing and more

For healthcare, blockchain is continually transitioning from an obscure technology to a viable tool for various administrative and data-focused use cases. But while players big and small might be curious about its potential, they’ll also need to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to pilots and partnerships dedicated to the distributed ledger technology.

Plenty of healthcare systems, payers and other organizations have recently taken such a plunge — read on for a few examples of the exploratory blockchain projects launched in 2018.

Perhaps the highest profile blockchain pilot is the Synaptic Health Alliance, a seven-organization...