Just another example of the incredible potential that blockchain has to change the way we secure and exchange data!
The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) is seeing the potential that blockchain technology has for securing electronic health information and is announcing the "Blockchain Challenge," offering cash rewards for the best 15 whitepapers on the use of this emerging technology in Health IT. Up to 15 winners will win cash prizes, and up to 8 winners may be invited to present their papers September 26-27, 2016, at the NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, MD.
"The 'Use of Blockchain in Health IT and Health-Related Research' Ideation Challenge solicits white papers on the topic of Blockchain technology and the potential use in health IT to address privacy, security, and scalability challenges of managing electronic health records and resources.
Objective:
The goal of this Ideation Challenge is to solicit White Papers that investigate the relationship between Blockchain technology and its use in Health IT and/or health-related research. The paper should discuss the cryptography and underlying fundamentals of Blockchain technology, examine how the use of Blockchain can advance industry interoperability needs expressed in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's (ONC) Shared Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap, as well as for Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR), the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI), delivery system reform, and other healthcare delivery needs, as well as provide recommendations for Blockchain's implementation. In addition to a monetary award, winners may also have the opportunity to present their White Papers at an industry-wide 'Blockchain & Healthcare Workshop' co- hosted by ONC and NIST."