Hitching Healthcare to the Chain: An Introduction to Blockchain Technology in the Healthcare Sector

Abstract

IntroductionHealth is the foundation of an engaged and happy life, and modern humans have been the fortunate beneficiaries of great advances in medical technology (Collins, 2015). With each new technology, more clues become available to decipher the problems that plague our well-being. The advent of individualized information from cheaper genome sequencing, the Internet of