Compared with the industries previously discussed, healthcare is the one with the most potential to be disrupted by blockchain. Although it has the most exciting and advanced real-world use cases to enhance its operations, blockchain will not be a cure-all for the entire industry. Let's look at some of the issues associated with the current healthcare system.
- The healthcare industry is drowning in data – clinical trials, medical research, patient medical records, complex billing, sensor data of medical equipment, and more (https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2017/11/29/this-is-why-blockchains-will-transform-healthcare/#233b74e1ebe3).
- Federal rules and regulations are making patient health management processes tedious, lengthy, and often very difficult. As a result in many cases, it's not feasible to keep these processes intact as is and still provide effective patient care (https://hackernoon.com/blockchain-in-healthcare-opportunities-challenges-and-applications...