Google has a history of walking into different sectors and acquiring mass amounts of data, but its most recent acquisition of the Ascension hospital network meant they had just bought the health records of millions of Americans. But should Google legally be allowed the buy health details without the patient’s consent?
Read moreInside Medicalchain Issue #18
Welcome to the eighteenth issue of Inside Medicalchain, our monthly newsletter to keep our community up to date. If you missed the seventeenth issue, you can catch up by clicking here.
Read morePreventing NHS Administrative Errors Through Blockchain Technology
Recent studies have found that NHS administrative errors are a lot more frequent than previously thought and they are causing appalling levels of harm. These errors consist of anything from incorrect medication being prescribed to operating on the wrong person. It is shocking to think that errors like this, which are so easily avoidable are still happening on a daily basis.
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