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Blockchain: Would You Trust an App to Protect Your Medical Records?

by Petar Stoykov, Community & Social Media Manager at Dentacoin Foundation, 12/17/2018 Leave a Comment

When it comes to medical records, privacy is paramount in the healthcare industry. It is for the very same reason that blockchain technology creates some amazing opportunities for innovation and disruption in the sector.Notorious as the technology powering up Bitcoin cryptocurrency transactions, blockchain is an encrypted ledger of digital transactions, distributed across multiple nodes through a peer-to-peer-type network that also leaves an auditable log trail of the events taking place. Every
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Mayo Clinic to Explore Use Cases of Blockchain-based EHRs

by Fred Pennic 06/19/2018 Leave a Comment

Mayo Clinic to Explore Use Cases of Blockchain-based EHRs

Medicalchain, a UK-based startup using blockchain technology to secure store EHRs securely has signed a joint development agreement with Mayo Clinic to explore the value of blockchain in healthcare. As part of the joint development agreement, both organizations will work together to develop use cases utilizing blockchain-based EHRs. This agreement comes after months of discussions between Mayo Clinic and Medicalchain on the potential benefits blockchain technology can bring to
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