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Top HIT Infrastructure Uses for Healthcare Blockchain

While it still has a long way to go, healthcare blockchain has potential to enhance data storage, data availability, and interoperability.

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By Elizabeth O'Dowd

- Healthcare blockchain is becoming more of a reality as vendors and entities alike are exploring blockchain options for different parts IT infrastructure.

Blockchain is being considered for data storage, interoperability, and security in the healthcare industry, but the technology is still young.

Only the earliest healthcare blockchain deployments are currently being used and payment transactions are the first use case for healthcare blockchain.