blockchain

Blockchain personal health record company rakes in $3.7M
By Laura Lovett | 12:24 pm | February 07, 2019
The news coincides with the announcement that Embleema will be joining the Alchemist Blockchain Techstars Accelerator. 
BTG, OMNY pilot uses blockchain to get snakebite victims to antivenom quickly
By Jonah Comstock | 04:06 pm | January 15, 2019
The plan is to incorporate the data into BTG's Snakebite 911 app next bite season.
Blockchain: What's the hype, what's the promise?
By Laura Lovett | 10:33 am | December 31, 2018
Industry players see blockchain as a tool for administrative tasks but remain skeptical about cryptocurrency in healthcare. 
HIMSS19 to offer a look at how HHS is approaching blockchain
By Mike Miliard | 06:14 pm | December 28, 2018
Blockchain: What to know before investing in the tech
By Dave Muoio | 09:53 am | December 27, 2018
Optum's blockchain guru describes how the company singles out and pursues the most promising pitches.
5 blockchain developments in 2018
By Tom Sullivan | 04:26 pm | December 26, 2018
What will be the first use cases for blockchain?
By HIMSS TV | 06:33 pm | December 20, 2018
Emily Vaughn, product development director of Change Healthcare, and Tim Dunlevy, VP of engineering at PokitDok, discuss first use cases and applications for blockchain as well as the process of going from private to public blockchain networks.
Solution to fragmented data is key to effective blockchain
By HIMSS TV | 06:14 pm | December 20, 2018
Abel Kho, director of the Center for Health Information Partnerships at Northwestern University and co-founder of Health Data Link, says that addressing the fragmentation of data in healthcare is needed to make the most of blockchain technology.
Blockchain pilots launched in 2018 tackled EHR management, collective data custodianship, credentialing and more
By Dave Muoio | 05:08 pm | December 19, 2018
From multi-organization collaborations to single-hospital pilots, this year has seen its fair share of experimental blockchain initiatives. 
Change Healthcare acquires blockchain API startup PokitDok's IP, staff
By Dave Muoio | 04:57 pm | December 18, 2018
Change Healthcare said that it is looking to infuse PokitDok's tech into its own blockchain network.