Healthcare blockchain sharing
Cyril Yu
Agenda
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What is BlockChain?
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Real Use Cases of Blockchain in Healthcare
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Challenges
- Q & A
What Blockchain is
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Decentralized system in which transactional
- Records are recorded, stored, and maintained across a peer-to-peer network of personal computers called nodes
- An immutable, public digital ledger which is a much akin to a database
Global healthcare market spend on blockchain is expected to hit $5.61 billion by 2025
Improve Medical Record Access
Entities involved:
MIT Media Lab, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Project status:
MedRec 2.0 is currently being tested on databases. Its code is open-source and currently hosted at the Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Its developers are currently hoping to further build the program and then deploy it on a network.
Cutting Costs
Entities involved:
SimplyVital Health
Project status:
ConnectingCare is currently available for use through the SimplyVital Health website. SimplyVital Health has launched an ICO as the first of its four road map phases till Health Nexus’ eventual release, which is expected in 2019.
Improving Medical Record Keeping
Entities involved:
Taipei Medical University, Digital Treasury Corporation
Project status: The project is completed, and the services can be accessed through the phrOS website.
Be used for Relief Efforts
Entities involved:
U.S. Department of Defense, US Defense Logistics Agency
Project status: At the moment, the DD and DLA are looking at the potential uses of blockchain technology. No further news concerning development has been reported.
Stop Counterfeit Drugs
Entities involved:
FarmaTrust
Project status: An ICO has been developed, and the FarmaTrust token is now listed on Liquid.
Making Electronic Health Records More Accessible
Entities involved:
MTBC
Project status: The project can be accessed on MTBC’s website.
Tracking Clinical Trials and Pharmaceuticals
Entities involved:
Ambrosus
Project status: Ambrosus has an abundance of blockchain systems currently available, however, the company is trying to adapt them to the pharma industry.
Tracking Medical Credentials
Entities involved:
Hashed Health
Project status:
The product is available on Hashed Health’s website, as is a multitude of other healthcare-centred blockchain products.
Enhance the Security and Control of Healthcare Transactions
Entities involved:
Change Healthcare
Project status:
The system is currently available through Change Healthcare’s website. The company also offers other blockchain systems intended to streamline the healthcare industry.
Chalenges
Disparity in Pharma Data
Data Analytics is Time-Consuming and Resource-Heavy
Data Inaccuracies and Ambiguity around Relevance
Q & A
Healthcare blockchain sharing
By Cyril Yu
Healthcare blockchain sharing
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