Blockchain in Healthcare
Last week I finished a Foundations of Blockchain course. I had recently completed an Introduction to Artificial Intelligence course and an Introduction to Machine Learning course and so the instructor recommended it to us as a next step . When the instructor suggested it, I was thinking… hmm do I really want to do a course on Bitcoin ? But… when I was learning more and more about blockchain I saw that there is a clearly a use for it in healthcare. I think most people still don’t understand the way blockchain works because it is such a new technology. Maybe healthcare leaders don’t even want to learn about it because they think of the association of cryptocurrency with blockchain. I think more healthcare leaders should learn about blockchain, because blockchain can significantly change the way information is exchanged in healthcare, increase patient engagement, and simplify insurance payments. I didn’t learn how to program or create a code for blockchain while taking the course bu...