U.S. Gov’t Announces Blockchain Healthcare Contest
It seems the U.S. government is going all in on blockchain technology, as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) just announced its distributed ledger contest that applies the technology to healthcare services. U.S. Gov’t Agency Wants to Apply Blockchain to Healthcare. The contest — called the “Blockchain and Its Emerging Role in Healthcare....
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), a division within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has announced the winners of a blockchain research paper contest. The "Use of Blockchain in Health IT and Health-related Research Challenge", announced last month, solicited white papers that would explore how the technology can be potentially used in healthcare settings. The ONC said that it received over 70 submissions, and that it ultimately chose just 15 to spotlight. National coordinator Vindell Washington said in a statement: "We are....
Hyperledger today announced the formation of a new working group focused on blockchain applications in the healthcare space. Unveiled at the Distributed: Health blockchain conference in Tennessee, the working group is composed of healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente; tech giant IBM; professional services firm Accenture; and startups Gem and Hashed Health. As a starting point, according to Hyperledger executive director Brian Behlendorf, the group will turn to a collection of over 70 proposals submitted to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a recent competition....
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BitQuest is a dedicated Minecraft server with a bitcoin-based economy. BitQuest is a dedicated Minecraft server with a bitcoin-denominated trading system. On Thursday, the BitQuest staff teased the "BitQuest Architecture Royal Prize," a forthcoming construction contest for the best "house, palace, skyscraper, or crazy building." Also read: BitQuest - a Minecraft Videogame with Bitcoin Economy. BitQuest Announces Minecraft Architecture Contest and BTC Prize. Xapo has partnered with BitQuest to create the Minecraft construction contest, and the popular architectural publication ArchDaily....