How the healthcare sector is using Blockchain technology

 

“Blockchain technology has the potential to transform health care, placing the patient at the center of the health care ecosystem and increasing the security, privacy, and interoperability of health data. This technology could provide a new model for health information exchanges (HIE) by making electronic medical records more efficient, disintermediated, and secure. While it is not a panacea, this new, rapidly evolving field provides fertile ground for experimentation, investment, and proof-of-concept testing”.​

 

Wow, what an optimistic quote from Deloitte - but what is the reality? Is Blockchain simply another ‘buzz’ word being brandished about...