Proof Point
Majority of healthcare organizations in IBM survey think blockchain will disrupt medical device data integration and asset management
Anticipated Blockchain Disruption in Healthcare Applications
2017 (percentage of respondents)
| Note: | Data based on IBM Institute for Business Value’s blockchain study that surveyed 200 healthcare executives – both payers and providers – in 16 countries |
Proof Point Findings
- Blockchain – Distributed digital ledgers that record, authenticate and prevent duplication of transactions using algorithms and specific set of rules, without need for central authority
- Disruptive Blockchain Applications – Majority of healthcare executives in IBM survey see blockchain disrupting medical device data integration (65%) and asset management (60%) initiatives
- No Blockchain Disruption – Majority of healthcare organizations do not see blockchain as disruptive to records management, adverse event monitoring, regulatory compliance, and financial transactions management
- Key Drivers – Include exponential growth in health data, rising demand for increased data security, increasing healthcare-related blockchain initiatives, proliferating cyber threats, growing need to make health data error-proof and accessible in real-time, and rising demand to make health records interoperable
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Healthcare/Health Sciences
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Date Last Updated |
April 12, 2018
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