A blockchain-based information exchange could remove friction and costs presented by intermediaries in existing health information exchanges, according to a Deloitte white paper [PDF] on blockchain's potential benefits for health care titled, “Blockchain: Opportunities for Health Care.”
The white paper was written in response to the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology ideation challenge—The Use of Blockchain in Health IT and Health-Related Research. Deloitte's was among 15 papers selected from a field of over 70 submissions from a range of individuals, organizations and companies addressing ways blockchain technology could be used in healthcare.
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