Becker's Healthcare April 29, 2019
Mackenzie Garrity

Blockchain technology has made a significant impact on the financial sector, and now the decentralized ledger is making its way into the healthcare space. Beyond assisting patient payments, blockchain has the potential to positively affect patient health records, Computerworld reports.

Patients continue to take more control over their personal health records. It is important that this data remains secure and immutable. Blockchain can help ensure health records remain secure. The technology also supports data sharing, something that is often difficult among EHR vendors.

Through blockchain technology, patients can also get paid to sell their data to...

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