Mount Sinai Med School’s Blockchain Research Center
October 16, 2018 | Terry Sharrer
Imagine a set of test results—i.e. a block—sent to thousands of secure computers in a network, making a permanent record. Multiple test results, for thousands of patients, form a chain of blocks. There is no centralized version of a block or chain; so, it is not prone to being hacked or corrupted. That certainly would be a huge improvement for keeping patient records secure. But it might also be used to manage clinical trials, or transactions for hospital supplies, or tracking adverse events for multiple providers, et al. Mount Sinai Medical School has created a research center for blockchain applications—the common denominator for all is achieving greater security MORE
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