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Abel Kho, director of the Center for Health Information Partnerships at Northwestern University and co-founder of Health Data Link, says that addressing the fragmentation of data in healthcare is needed to make the most of blockchain technology.

Dr. Manish Kohli, HIMSS' Chair Global Board of Directors, discusses global struggles with access, quality and cost of care and how China has stepped up to those challenges with remarkable speed and level of ambition.

Could distributed ledger technology offer the promise of real-time EHR updates, seamless interoperability and protection from from ransomware? .

European Union Blockchain Observatory & Forum says that, while there are tensions and some uncertainty about how to protect data and use blockchain under GDPR, there are still ways to accomplish it.

Tamper-proof distributed ledger tech helps with efficiency, security, integrity and visibility of pharmacy and other supply chain data. And because it doesn't necessarily involve PHI, it may be a logical place for hospitals to start exploring.

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The SurroSense Rx system will be available to Onduo's members in 2019.

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The right combination of technology can reduce a 4 to 6 month process to 18 to 21 days, CEO Anthony Begando says.

While interoperability and cybersecurity challenges persist and EHRs underwhelm, distributed ledger technology is so hyped because of the hopes for what it might mean in the future.