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HealthIT Answers February 15, 2022
By Dan Matthews, Writer, Content Consultant, and Researcher
All kinds of tech currently power life-saving innovations in healthcare. Two of these ground-breaking technologies are the Internet of Bodies (IoB), a subfield of the Internet of Things (IoT) primarily concerned with health, and blockchain systems for storing and communicating data.
As these two instrumental inventions collide, the results mean better care for a range of patients. This intersection of connected health monitoring devices and the cryptographic data nodes to store this information stand to cultivate medical insights while protecting vulnerable patient data.
Given the challenges faced when integrating IoT, the security of the blockchain is a valuable addition to a healthcare data network. Explore the various ways these technologies collide...
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