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US health care companies begin exploring blockchain technologies

  • Written by Ana Santos Rutschman, Assistant Professor of Law, Saint Louis University
Finding ways to link health care data in a secure and confidential way.PopTika/Shutterstock.com

The sprawling U.S. health care industry has trouble managing patient information: Every doctor, medical office, hospital, pharmacy, therapist and insurance company needs different pieces of data to properly care for patients. These records are scattered...

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