HIT Infrastructure October 3, 2018
Elizabeth O'Dowd

Using the healthcare Internet of Things and blockchain technology, organizations can begin to decentralize their HIT Infrastructure.

Clinicians and patients are connecting to the network using healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The increased number of devices connecting to the network can cause security concerns which blockchain may be able to solve in the near future.

Blockchain and IoT are bother relatively new to the healthcare space. The IoT increases data flows that can be overwhelming especially when most of the data is flowing to a centralized location like a data silo. Blockchain can help facilitate IoT data flow by decentralizing it and helping to make the data actionable.

IoT can also take advantage of edge computing, which can help...

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