Major innovations in blockchain are likely to happen this year with the help of Federal agencies, industry experts say, even though health care applications for the technology have yet to reach mass markets.
Major innovations in blockchain for health data are likely to happen this year with the help of Federal agencies, industry experts say, even though applications for the technology have yet to reach mass markets.
“Blockchain has really accelerated this year,” said Mark Fisk, partner of IBM Digital Public Sector and Blockchain leader for Federal.
Developments that many predicted a year ago wouldn’t begin until 2018 are already underway, Fisk said. For example, IBM already has proof of concept and pilot projects in play focusing on health applications such as oncology studies, wearable tech, and electronic medical records.
Source/More: 2017–The Year Blockchain Takes on Health Care – MeriTalk
