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Blockchain in Healthcare: A Summary of Industry Interest and Vendor Landscape

Core Content

Blockchain technology is gaining significant traction in the healthcare industry, with growing interest from both payers and providers. A Q3 2017 survey by Black Book™ highlighted the increasing awareness and adoption of blockchain solutions, particularly in the context of interoperability, security, and data management. The survey included responses from 88 healthcare payers and 276 provider technology executives, managers, and IT specialists, revealing a strong shift in how organizations perceive and plan to implement blockchain.

Key Findings

• Awareness Growth:
  • 19% of hospital executives and 76% of payers are either considering deploying or implementing blockchain solutions.
  • 29% of hospital leaders and 82% of health insurance executives have a working understanding of blockchain.
• Interoperability Potential:
  • 93% of managed care organizations and 70% of hospitals believe blockchain has significant potential for healthcare interoperability.
  • 90% of medical group managers and IT specialists agree that blockchain can resolve connectivity, privacy, and patient record sharing issues.
• Deployment Expectations:
  • 98% of payers with 500,000+ members are actively considering or deploying blockchain.
  • Only 9% of provider health organizations have firm plans to implement blockchain by Q2 2018.
  • Uncertainty around the cost of blockchain solutions leads to 88% of provider leadership not committing to a specific deployment timeline.

Eleven Leading Blockchain Vendors in Healthcare

Black Book™ identified 11 vendors with strong healthcare credentials and positive perception scores above 9.00 on their 1.00 to 10.00 scale. These vendors are:

Vendor Overview

Blockchain Health

• Headquarters: San Francisco, California, USA
• Founded: 2016
• Website: www.Blockchainhealth.co
• Expertise: Blockchain
• Offerings:
  • Advanced Auditing
  • Blockchain for Health App Developers
• Description: Provides HIPAA-compliant blockchain solutions for healthcare organizations. Features include Public Key Infrastructure, Notary Services, and Chain of Custody. Focuses on clinical trials and data sharing with researchers.

Bloq

• Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Founded: 2015
• Website: www.blok.com
• Expertise: Enterprise Blockchain
• Offerings:
  • Bloq Enterprise (five key offerings)
  • Bloq Think (consulting service)
  • Bloq Labs (research and testing center)
• Description: Offers enterprise-grade blockchain solutions based on open source, decentralization, and reliability. Emphasizes interoperability and cost reduction.

Burst IQ

• Headquarters: Denver, Colorado, USA
• Founded: 2015
• Website: www.burstiq.com
• Expertise: Blockchain
• Offerings:
  • Cloud Enablement
  • Cyber Security
  • Agile Transformation
  • Blockchain & Digital Currency
• Description: Combines blockchain with Big Data, security protocols, and machine intelligence to manage and share complex health data. Offers LifeGraphs and HealthWallet for data monetization.

Gem Health

• Headquarters: Venice, California, USA
• Founded: 2016
• Website: www.gem.co
• Expertise: Blockchain, Revenue Cycle Management
• Offerings:
  • GemNetwork
  • GemData
  • Gemeda
• Description: Enterprise blockchain platform for secure data sharing with permissions. Partnered with Philips to develop a health claims solution, enhancing transparency and efficiency in claims processing.

Guardtime

• Headquarters: Tallinn, Estonia
• Founded: 2007
• Website: www.guardtime.com
• Expertise: Blockchain
• Offerings:
  • Cloud Assurance
  • Data Breach Management
  • Supply Chains
• Description: World's largest blockchain platform company, with a focus on data and system security. Partnered with the Estonian eHealth Foundation to integrate blockchain into patient record management.

Hashed Health

• Headquarters: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
• Founded: 2016
• Website: www.nasheredhealth.com
• Expertise: Blockchain, Distributed Ledger
• Offerings:
  • Security
  • Payments
  • Interoperability
• Description: A collaborative innovation firm focused on blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. Provides value-added services to consortium members to accelerate meaningful innovation.

HealthCombix

• Headquarters: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
• Founded: 2016
• Website: www.healthcombix.com
• Expertise: Blockchain, Distributed Ledger
• Offerings:
  • Data asset monetization
  • Risk adjustment
• Description: Aims to build a decentralized healthcare ecosystem, enabling P2P data exchange and control for patients and providers.

IBM Blockchain

• Headquarters: Armonk, New York, USA
• Founded: 1911
• Website: www.ibm.com/blockchain/
• Expertise: Blockchain
• Offerings:
  • Mediated health data exchange
  • Clinical trial management
• Description: Integrated platform for creating and managing blockchain networks. Offers time savings, cost reduction, risk minimization, and new business models.

PokitDok

• Headquarters: San Mateo, California, USA
• Founded: 2011
• Website: www.pokitdok.com
• Expertise: APIs, Business of Health, E-Health
• Offerings:
  • Eligibility checks
  • Claims submissions
  • Identity management
• Description: Software development platform for healthcare data. Powers DokChain, a blockchain for healthcare, and facilitates data exchange across the industry.

Tierion

• Headquarters: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
• Founded: 2015
• Website: www.tierion.com
• Expertise: Blockchain, Bitcoin
• Offerings:
  • Issue Digital Receipts
  • Audit Trail
  • IoT Data Collection
• Description: Provides tools for anchoring data in the blockchain, offering cryptographic audit trails and secure data verification.

YouBase

• Headquarters: Englewood, Colorado, USA
• Founded: 2016
• Website: www.youbase.io
• Expertise: Blockchain, Security, Cryptography
• Offerings:
  • YouBase Ecosystem
  • End-to-end encryption
• Description: Enables individuals to store and manage their data securely on a distributed network. Offers flexible data sharing and control, with a focus on privacy and security.