Solve.Care, a global healthcare platform which uses blockchain technology for the administration, coordination, and payments of healthcare benefits, has announced a partnership with Uber Health, allowing healthcare organizations to provide accessible and affordable rides to patients and caregivers. Integration Details & BenefitsEvery day, 10,000 patients miss or delay care due to a transportation barrier. The partnership will result in the integration of Uber Health’s transportation
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IBM, KPMG, Merck and Walmart to Launch FDA Blockchain Pilot Program
IBM, KPMG, Merck, and Walmart today announced that the companies have been selected by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be included in a blockchain pilot program in support of the U.S. Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) that addresses requirements to identify, track and trace prescription medicines and vaccines distributed within the United States.Pilot Program OverviewThe FDA pilot program is intended to evaluate the use of blockchain technology to assist drug supply
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Improving Social and Cultural Determinants of Health Through Technology
Joel Landau, Founder at The Allure Group
In a perfect world, every individual would have equal access to adequate healthcare services regardless of socioeconomic status or cultural background. In the real world, both play a significant role in the level and quality of care a person might receive. It is critical that the healthcare industry as a whole remains cognizant of social and cultural determinants as it continues to innovate and transition towards value-based care models.
We have long
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Pfizer, McKesson, Others Join MediLedger’s Blockchain Project Working Group
Leading life sciences and healthcare companies Pfizer Inc., McKesson Corporation, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, and Premier Inc. have joined the MediLedger Project Contracting and Chargebacks working group, a second working group running in parallel to the ongoing DSCSA working group started in 2017. MediLedger is an initiative of Chronicled, Inc., a San Francisco-based technology company, that builds blockchain-powered ecosystems and supply chain solutions.Network VisionMediLedger uses
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FDA Approves Blockchain/IoT Pilot to Track Specialty Prescription Drugs Across 3 States
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a multi-regional pilot studying the use of blockchain-enabled data technology to track and verify specialty prescription drugs, to ensure safety, enhance value and improve health outcomes.Blockchain Pilot Consortium & Implementation TimelineThe pilot consortium is comprised of Rymedi,Temptime/Zebra, Indiana University Health, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Good Shepherd Pharmacy and its RemediChain project, as well as the Center for
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InstaMed Launches Blockchain App Prototype for Healthcare Payments
InstaMed, a healthcare payments network, announced that it released a blockchain app prototype to demonstrate how blockchain technology could be leveraged for the interaction points among providers, payers and consumers including claim submission, claim adjudication, claim payment, patient billing, and patient payment. InstaMed built the blockchain prototype on HL7 FIHR v4. Full Visibility into Full Lifecycle of A Patient EncounterProviders and payers nationwide are challenged to find ways to
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MedStar Heart Disease Study Uses AI Nurse to Monitor Heart Failure Patients
ObEN Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI) company creating Personal AI (PAI) technology to revolutionize digital interactions announce it is working with MedStar Health Research Institute for a study on the use of Personal AI (PAI) healthcare assistants for patients suffering from heart failure. For the study, ObEN has created a medical health assistant app, called PAI Care, to help monitor patients of heart failure.MedStar Health Heart Disease Study OverviewUnder the direction of the
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Solve.Care, Lyft Integrate for Blockchain-Enabled Medical Transportation
Solve.Care, Estonia-based healthcare IT startup that’s developed a blockchain platform for coordination, administration, and payments of healthcare, announced integration with ridesharing provider Lyft. The integration will give patients and providers more options and control over non-emergency medical transportation through their Care.Wallet app.Care.Wallet App Integration with LyftCare.Wallet users will be able to schedule their own Lyft rides to doctors’ offices, hospitals, and pharmacies,
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CarynHealth Taps HSBlox’s Blockchain Solution to Power Small Employer Healthcare Marketplace
CarynHealth, the small business association health plan brand of Association Health Plans of America, LLC (“AHPA”), today announced that it has selected HSBSuite from HSBlox to power its “association in the box”, the next-generation approach to the small employer healthcare marketplace. AHPA was formed to meet the breakthrough opportunity provided by the Association Health Plan regulation recently put forth by the U.S. Department of Labor allowing small businesses to group together for health
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10 Major Themes Driving The Future of Blockchain in Healthcare
Partners in Digital Health, communications company publishing the peer review journals Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY) has announced their first annual BHTY Top 10 Blockchain Predictions for Healthcare 2019. With over 20,000 downloads, 18 citations, and readership in over 65 countries worldwide, Blockchain Healthcare Today (BHTY) is the preeminent open-access international peer-review journal for strategic thought leaders, new-era practitioners, and future society stakeholders engaged in
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