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…
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…