Blockchain: Taking the Genius of Financial Tracking into the Electronic Health Record Environment on a Global Basis

Authors

  • Ted Braid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30953/tmt.v2.42

Keywords:

electronic medical record, EMR, improved patient care, patient, standardization of telehealth, financial tracking in telehealth, electronic health record environment

Abstract

Blockchain technology developed in 2008 as part of a proposal for the Bitcoin virtual currency system—eschewing a central authority for issuing currency, transferring ownership, and confirming transactions.1 Before understanding its value for the goal of accurate, auditable, and easy of accessing medical record data on a global basis while still maintaining the security desired and mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), you must understand how it works.

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Published

2018-05-02

How to Cite

Braid, T. (2018). Blockchain: Taking the Genius of Financial Tracking into the Electronic Health Record Environment on a Global Basis. Telehealth and Medicine Today, 2(6). https://doi.org/10.30953/tmt.v2.42

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 6 (2017): December Issue

Section

Perspective, Opinion, and Commentary on a Current Issue Impacting the Sector

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