Healthcare on the Blockchain, Day 2: Drug Management, Machine Learning, & Private vs. Public Blockchains

Day 2 of Insight Exchange Network's "Healthcare on the Blockchain" event began with sessions on using blockchain technology for secure verification and changing the architecture of consumer decision making (see our coverage of Day 1). Morning speakers included David Houlding, Director of Healthcare Privacy & Security at Intel, returning to moderate a session on blockchain security with Jeremy Grant, Managing Director of Technology Business Strategy at Venable LLP and Debbie Bucci from the Office of Standards and Interoperability at Health and Human Services. Doug Emery, Director of Benefits Innovation Solutions and the the Center for Value in Healthcare at Altarum, and James Maldonado, CEO of Trestleworks, presented a session which encouraged some new points of view. For example, the speakers discussed evolving from fee-for-service to risk-adjusted systems as the unit of account and transitioning from revenue cycle management to value cycle management through computable, composable payment and benefits contracts. After a morning networking break, Jennifer Georgino, Contributor to Blockchain Healthcare Review, returned to moderate a session on managing data on the blockchain for cost-savings and error reduction.