A U.S healthcare firm named Instant Access Medical (iAM) have recently unveiled their plan to adopt distributed ledger technology (DLT) as an effort in combating medical data fraud such as fake insurance claims, the forging of medical data and many more. Guardtime technology has been used by iAM in securing the patient’s records.

The adoption of blockchain technology has shown a significant increase in the various sector including in the healthcare industry. PatientSphere has revealed the integration of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain technology in personalizing treatment plans. CEO Of Open Health Network commented, “It’s extremely exciting that patients can now have visibility into all of their healthcare data.”

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, Chris Fearne, the blockchain technology would transform the healthcare administration in Malta and across Europe. Fearne expressed at the Delta Summit, “Blockchain can solve the problem of lack of accessibility to data across borders and institutions.” He emphasized that the data would be owned by individuals and not the authorities.

BlackBerry has recently announced a new blockchain partnership to develop a blockchain platform for storing and sharing medical data. BlackBerry confirmed in the press release that the blockchain platform will be using their “carrier-grade network operation center” (NOC) built by ONEBIO to store the data from patients, labs, and monitors securely.

A partnership has been established between UK Meds and a blockchain platform, Stratis with the aim of enhancing the patient safety and reducing the cases of the patients ordering multiple prescriptions. The online pharmacy that processes 3,000 to 4,000 orders per day would be embracing Stratis blockchain. The integration is expected to boost the UK Meds’ supply chain.

An announcement has been made by the Jireh Group regarding its newly-established partnership with EXOCHAIN to develop a blockchain-powered protocol in increasing the efficiency of the healthcare system. The CEO of Jireh Group and GetDoc commented, “This partnership with Exochain allows all the verticals that we operate for stakeholders and actual users to benefit from Blockchain.”

Blockchain technology has gained popularity in the healthcare industry in the U.S as the number of blockchain adoption in the sector shows a significant increase. The blockchain is reliable in keeping patient’s information safe. The centers such as Disease Control and Prevention is establishing a blockchain-powered system as it offers better security, cheaper and faster option compared to the existing system management.