How Blockchain Will Revolutionize Healthcare
Cointelegraph May 30, 2020
Emerging technologies such as blockchain can aid both medical practitioners and patients, who stand to gain the best from its implementation.
Before 2009, cryptocurrency and blockchain were not popular terms. However, since their release as open-source software that year, the underlying technology has become a crucial driver for various industries, including finance, gaming, health care, engineering and agriculture. The size of the blockchain industry is expected to reach a stunning $23.3 billion in 2023.
Blockchain technology is a decentralized, digitized ledger or database for storing “blocks” of information. It allows for the transfer of ownership of units using an encryption system without requiring control by the government or a central bank. In this article, we will...