Healthcare Finance News December 4, 2018
Jeff Lagasse

Blockchain technology is becoming more widespread, and early adopters will be in the best position to take advantage of its potential.

You may have heard the term “blockchain” being bandied about, which is unsurprising considering it’s become much more common in healthcare settings. Best known as a base technology for cryptocurrencies, it has potential uses in the health industry, but also poses a couple of concerns.

Before exploring its benefits and drawbacks, though, it’s useful to define the term and determine what its potential use cases could be in the realm of healthcare. So you’ve heard the term “blockchain.” Now what is it, exactly?

WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN?

It’s … complicated.

But in basic terms it’s a distributed ledger technology for...

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