Blockchain is a hot topic everywhere, but especially in healthcare. Many experts say that it will have huge impact on health systems. For Dr Eberhard Scheuer, Chairman of the Health Information Traceability Foundation, blockchain holds big potential for sharing clinical data: “A central pillar of blockchain is trust, because data cannot be altered.” Blockchain is…
Cloud computing isn’t exactly a new concept in the healthcare industry. Its benefits have become increasingly well-known across the sector and, without it, we wouldn’t have many health-related services that both healthcare professionals and patients now rely on. It’s no surprise then that the European healthcare cloud computing market is expected to be worth around…
Health IT interoperability has been an elusive goal, with data silos between hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and payers making exchange of information difficult. The Vanderbilt case study shows how blockchain tech could securely streamline the process. These developments are part of a larger effort at Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems to approach the problems and…
Using blockchain, the US pharmaceutical industry plans to implement the Drug Supply Chain and Security Act (DSCSA), that requires that in 2023 a system must be in place that tracks legal changes of ownership of prescription drugs as they move through the supply chain. At the beginning of 2019, the FDA began accepting pilot project…
Researchers are training algorithms to spot tell-tale signs of self-harm in brain scans. But there’s probably better data to use. WHEN SOMEONE TAKES their own life, they leave behind an inheritance of unanswered questions. “Why did they do it?” “Why didn’t we see this coming?” “Why didn’t I help them sooner?” If suicide were easy to…
