US Health Department Blockchain Research Contest Sees 15 Winners
15 winners have been selected by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), a division of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) following its blockchain research challenge. Announced last month, the HHS sought whitepapers as a part of the “Use of Blockchain in Health IT and Health-related Research Challenge”, a competition to look into the potential utilization of blockchain technology in healthcare. The ONC said that it received over 70 submissions in total. The participants included individuals, organizations and companies, pitching and....
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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....
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....
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) just put out a call for White Papers that address the utilization of blockchain in healthcare. Let’s see what happens. A Call For Papers. HHS recently offered a press release [PDF] that asked for registrants to register and respond to the prompt, “Blockchain and Its Emerging Role in Healthcare and Health-related Research.” Within the release HHS defines blockchain technology and then suggests how it may be applicable to the field of health care. Entrants. In order to enter the competition the author(s) must either be U.S. citizens or....
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting research papers related to blockchain applications in healthcare and health research. According to a notice published in the Federal Register, HHS is seeking white papers that explore how the technology can be leveraged for healthcare purposes. The submission date is 29th July, with the winners set to be announced late next month. The only stipulations, the notice states, is that papers shouldn’t be longer than 10 pages and that no more than three papers should be submitted by any one researcher or group. Further, the....
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