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6Sep, 2018
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Healthcare and Blockchain Technology (Part 3)

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In Part 3 of our Health and Blockchain series, we will evaluate the Distributive Ledger Technology (DLT), and one application of this technology called Blockchain Technology (BTC), both of which offer exciting potential.  For clarity, both are essentially databases where control over data evolution is shared between entities, and in the case of the blockchain unrelated transactions are bundled into blocks, which are chained together using hashes and (in most cases) broadcast to all participating entities for batch processing, use “blockchains.”  There are two mutually exclusive extremes; one that thinks […]
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30Aug, 2018
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Healthcare and Blockchain Technology (Part 2)

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In Part 2 of our Health and Blockchain series, we will explore more about what makes Distributive Ledger Technology (DLT) so special.  Today, there are two models for blockchains, Public and Private.  The Public blockchains are accessible and readable by the public, making them widely used by cryptocurrencies.  Private blockchains have been proposed for secure business and government use.  Most of the potential healthcare applications are going to be private, as any public use would have to de-identified of personal health information (PHI). One of the fascinating features of the […]
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23Aug, 2018
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Healthcare and Blockchain Technology (Part 1)

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In this new blog series, we are going to approach a subject we have hesitated to delve into.  First, it is very complicated, and second it is very controversial – Blockchain Technology (BTC).  The reason for the controversy is that it is the base technology used, in fact developed, for cryptocurrencies.  Yes, those like Bitcoins, and later Litecoin, Ethereum, Ripple and the likes. If you are in any business ranging from finance to shipping, inventory and supply chain management, to government documents and healthcare, you cannot avoid reading or hearing […]
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