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By 2020, 1-in-5 Healthcare organisations will adopt Blockchain says new IDC report

Lloyd Price

As a result, by 2020, 20% of healthcare organizations will have moved beyond pilot projects and be "using blockchain for operations management and patient identity," the report said. Shegewi was referring to the ability to search for secured patient information online. "So, "It's a big conundrum."

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How Can Health IT Help Reform the CDC?

Healthcare IT Today

Paths to Interoperability A recent article exposes the woeful silo-ing of public health: Data often has to be faxed and re-entered into new systems manually. Steven Lane, chief medical officer of Health Gorilla , believes in unified standards. Healthcare professionals recognize the value of transparency in sharing data.

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