Yesterday, Chinese media outlet Sina
reported that the Guangzhou Huadu District People’s Hospital had launched a blockchain-based invoice service. Now, the hospital issues electronic bills for both outpatients and inpatients, accessible by smartphone. With blockchain, it can ensure data integrity and tackle fraud.
The system was first used in late September for outpatients, then expanded to “the whole hospital business” by October 16th. Huadu District hospital is reportedly the first in China to adopt electronic billing powered by blockchain.
According to
Sohu, an outpatient said: “I don’t have to worry about losing the invoice in the future, and I don’t use it to go back and forth for so long. Now I can use my mobile phone to scan a QR code to open an electronic invoice, and the reimbursement is more convenient.”
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