blockchain technology has the potential to enhance healthcare security, efficiency and trust, but successful implementation requires appropriate policy and governance structures, according to a report by law firm Jodi Daniel . A blockchain on a distributed set of computers--Bitcoin only uses one--increases the value many times over, they say. Report authors, Crowell & Moring and Daniel , describe how Blockchain 's distributed nature maintains an identical real-time record on each computer with major implications for interoperability. They say governance issues need to be determined around accessibility, patient permissions and the enforcement of privacy and security laws.
blockchain technology has the potential to enhance healthcare security, efficiency and trust, but successful implementation requires appropriate policy and governance structures, according to a report by law firm Jodi Daniel . Report authors, Crowell & Moring and Daniel , describe how Blockchain 's distributed nature maintains an identical real-time record on each computer with major implications for interoperability. They say governance issues need to be determined around accessibility, patient permissions and the enforcement of privacy and security laws.