Fierce Healthcare October 1, 2018
Blockchain can help the healthcare industry broker agreements and streamline supply chain management.
As healthcare industry players pilot test the use of blockchain, the technology’s biggest near-term impact could be on back-end processes and supply chain management.
That’s according to the latest report from PwC, which predicts blockchain will be prevalent in certain areas of healthcare within just a few years, adding that those who could benefit have “precious little time to plan, adjust and adapt.”
But blockchain’s biggest impact could be on intermediaries that handle data, according to analysts. For instance, Walmart recently announced it will begin tracking leafy greens with blockchain technology to respond to foodborne outbreaks like E. coli. Pharmaceutical companies and medical suppliers could use a...
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