Healthcare Finance News April 2, 2018
The alliance is one of the first, if not the first, national blockchain alliances for healthcare, says Optum engineer.
Five healthcare organizations including insurers UnitedHealthcare and Humana, Optum, Quest Diagnostics and MultiPlan are launching a blockchain pilot to help payers tackle mandated provider directories.
UnitedHealthcare and Optum are both part of UnitedHealth Group. Humana got involved through old-fashioned networking, according to Mike Jacobs, senior distinguished engineer at Optum, who has been working on the test program for two years.
The pilot will start in late spring through the summer with results expected this fall.
“I think the alliance is one of the first, if not the first, national blockchain alliances for healthcare,” Jacobs said.
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