If the reader of this text is not familiar with the technology of blockchain, Its only for a little while. Only a matter of time before blockchain technology becomes a catalyst in disruption of our healthcare system. A trusted, non-destructive way of tracking data. Yes, your healthcare data. However to simplify this genius concept, I will refer to Bitcoin transactions as a reference for blockchain technology. Blockchain is an algorithm and distributed data structure for managing electronic information, stored and locked on a block, and must be validated by every user in a chronological system.
In the domain of healthcare, presently health information is held by an individual’s insurance company, some data held by doctors offices, pieces by pharmacies, then dentists, hospitals, labs, etc. Now, Blockchain is being used to accelerate patient data in a trusted manner that can be verified.
It will be the people who understands the problems in healthcare well enough, to apply the technologies, to create a disruption. What new healthcare disruptions will we see with the advancement of blockchain technologies?
