Blockchain technology acts as a digital ledger that allows information to be shared between medical centers with speed and data validity and is a reality at our fingertips.
The advantages of using this system in the health sector would be the following:
- Cost reduction.
- Avoid duplicating patient exams.
- Updated critical information without the need for any type of procedure.
- Control over the history of each patient and knowledge of who accesses the history and the author of each record.
- Transfer of information maintaining confidentiality.
- Automation of drug supply.
- Receive much more complete and reliable information.
- Eliminates the need for intermediaries and third parties in transactions.
- Enables the patient to pay fees to the specialist using cryptocurrencies.
- Avoid counterfeit medicines.
- It can help the healthcare industry overcome the challenges that may arise today.
- Interoperability
- The interoperability it offers. That is, it allows access to data in all hospitals.
- Data integrity can be maintained at all levels all the time.
- Handles data encryption with private keys, and only the recipient can decrypt the content with his key.
- Blockchain can be used as a means to facilitate clinical trials.
- Blockchain can take care of both the billing process and the claim process in health services.
- Universal access to all its users.
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