How blockchain technology has the potential to improve the cost, quality, and value of healthcare.
Free tutorial
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Created by R Robinson, MD
English
What you’ll learn
- Develop a better understanding of how blockchain technology can impact healthcare
Requirements
- Basic understanding of how the healthcare system works in the USA
Description
Blockchain technology has been used to implement digital currency systems (Bitcoin and others), smart contract systems (Ethereum), and is under active exploration as a potentially transformational technology in finance, government, and healthcare.
This course provides a non-technical overview of blockchain to facilitate a discussion on how this technology may impact the healthcare industry.
Key topics include
- Blockchain properties
- Healthcare Costs
- Healthcare Quality
- Healthcare Value
- Challenges for using blockchain for healthcare data
Who this course is for:
- Healthcare professionals
- Healthcare administrators
- Blockchain developers
- Blockchain investors
- Anyone curious about the potential role of blockchain in healthcare
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Course content
1 section • 5 lectures • 39m total length
The Blockchain and Healthcare5 lectures • 39min
- Introduction06:13
- Blockchain and Healthcare Costs13:01
- Blockchain and Healthcare Quality06:31
- Blockchain and Healthcare Value05:12
- Barriers to the use of blockchain in Healthcare08:06
