Tag Archives: Blockchain

Cigna, Sentara Healthcare join blockchain collaborative

A major health insurer and an integrated delivery system are among the latest organizations to join a blockchain collaborative aiming to bring the technology to healthcare. Cigna and Sentara Healthcare have joined with the collaborative, which is seeking to create a blockchain network with the goal of enabling healthcare companies to build, share and deploy… Read More »

Aetna, Anthem pilot seeks blockchain potential in healthcare

Dive Brief: Aetna, Anthem, Health Care Service Corporation, IBM and PNC Bank are teaming up to design and develop a blockchain network aimed at improving transparency and interoperability in healthcare.  The goal is an inclusive blockchain network that members of multiple organizations across the healthcare ecosystem can use to securely share personal health information. Potential… Read More »

Aetna, Ascension Join Blockchain Project Aimed at Addressing Provider Data Issues

The majority of health care executives (91 percent) are confident they will see a return on investment (ROI) on artificial intelligence investments, although not immediately, and foresee the greatest impact of AI will be on improving health care, according to an OptumIQ survey. Most (94 percent) health care leaders responded that their organizations continue to… Read More »

Blockchain application still in nascent stages for healthcare, report finds

Dive Brief: Blockchain holds huge potential in healthcare from increasing work efficiencies to secure data sharing, interoperability and improved patient outcomes, but few use cases have been proven and challenges remain, according to a new CB Insights report. The paper looks at stakeholder interest, scalability issues and necessary safeguards to see where blockchain will likely… Read More »