The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has announced Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and MIT Media Lab among the 15 finalists of its best industry blockchain protective application competition, Health Data Management reports. “We are thrilled by the incredible amount of interest in this challenge,” said National Coordinator for Health IT Vindell Washington. “While many know about blockchain technology’s uses for digital currency purposes, the challenge submissions show its exciting potential for new, innovative uses in health care.” Up to eight winners could present their proposals at a September workshop co-hosted with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the report states.
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