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Electronic Health Records : History, hurdles and the promise of Blockchain

Lloyd Price

The main obstacle has always been interoperability, something that blockchain technology offers a solution to. The NHS was the frontrunner in this effort, attempting to create a national EHR system, that would enable easy and secure data exchange, which in turn would lead to better outcomes and improve the quality of patient care.