Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 22nd December, 2018.

Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.-----https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/blockchain-use-case-electronic-health-recordsBlockchain use case: Electronic health recordsCould distributed ledger technology offer the promise of real-time EHR updates, seamless interoperability and protection from from ransomware?By Mike MiliardDecember 14, 2018 02:01 PMBlockchain "is not meant to wipe out existing legacy systems," said Maria Palombini, director of communities and initiatives development at the IEEE Standards Association. In most cases, the idea is for the network approach to supplement IT applications and innovate the ways they manage data.That's what Massachusetts General Hospital is hoping, for instance, with the partnership announced this past month with MediBloc,... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - Category: Information Technology Authors: Source Type: blogs