Deloitte Sees Promising Future for Healthcare Blockchain

While blockchain holds many benefits for healthcare organizations, the technology may be too young for IT infrastructure deployment.Blockchain has the potential to transform health IT infrastructure by increasing the security, privacy and interoperability of electronic health records (EHRs), according to a recent report released by Deloitte.Blockchain may be able to place the patient in the center of their personal health information, changing the way healthcare organizations exchange EHR data by allowing approved participants to join an exchange community rather than retrieving data from a centralized source, says Deloitte.