Medical Society of Delaware to develop blockchain solution to automate pre-authorization decisions
Aug 11, 2017 05:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Medical Society of Delaware (MSD), in collaboration with healthcare services company Medscient, is going to develop a blockchain solution to address the challenges that prior authorization requirements pose to patients...
Illinois Blockchain Initiative, Hashed Health to test DLT for medical licensing process
Aug 11, 2017 04:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Illinois Blockchain Initiative has partnered with healthcare innovation company Hashed Health to leverage blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. In November 2016, a consortium of Illinois state and county...
Lithuanian city embraces blockchain technology with NEM sports sponsorship deal
Aug 10, 2017 04:18 am UTC| Digital Currency
The NEM.io Foundation (NEM) has been selected as a key sponsor by the City of Vilnius for its renowned basketball team, BC Lietuvos Rytas. Tony Guoga, tech-entrepreneur and CIO to the Mayor of Vilnius, selected the...
Aug 09, 2017 09:31 am UTC| Digital Currency
SIX Swiss Exchange, a subsidiary of SIX Group, and Nasdaq have officially announced that Nasdaq, in collaboration with its tech partner Chain, will provide distributed ledger technology (DLT) for a Minimum Viable Product...
Sony develops blockchain-based system to manage students' learning data
Aug 09, 2017 06:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
Sony Corporation and Sony Global Education, a subsidiary of Sony focused on global educational services, have developed a new blockchain-based student education records platform. Developed using IBM Blockchain, the new...
US General Services Administration lists blockchain applications under government consideration
Aug 09, 2017 05:42 am UTC| Digital Currency
On the heels of recent reports on the U.S. General Services Administrations efforts to embrace blockchain technology, the agency has now launched a new portal which lists blockchain applications currently under...
Everex joins ConsenSys’ Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition initiative
Aug 09, 2017 04:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
Everex, a financial inclusion blockchain development company, has announced that it has joined ConsenSys recently launched initiative Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC). Announced in July, BSIC aims to...
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