Blockchain technology should be the backbone of an e-signature solution
Healthcare IT News December 13, 2021
Why a digital signature is not enough.
If your business’s legal health depends on signed agreements with clients – we’re looking at you, healthcare organizations, law firms, financial service providers – you know the federal E-Sign ACT gives electronically signed contracts the same legal status as those signed on paper. But what you might not know is that the law does not treat all electronic contracts equally. Understanding these distinctions should influence the e-signature app you choose.
Imagining the worst
Let’s play out the type of hypothetical that’s probably leading you to research electronic-signature solutions in the first place. Imagine your company finds itself in a legal dispute with a client (or patient) over the validity of a signed agreement....