Major healthcare insurers launch blockchain pilot

Humana and UnitedHealth Group, two of the largest US health insurance companies, are launching a health insurance blockchain pilot. They’re teaming up with two technology and data companies, Multiplan and Optum. The project focuses on health care provider demographic data.

What the pilot covers

‘Health care provider demographic data’ refers to information about hospitals and medical practices, their federal ids, locations, and medical practitioner details. It doesn’t sound like a lot of data, but it’s massive. Think about the up-to-date licensing and qualifications of every doctor and dentist. And then extend that to nurses, social workers, counselors and more.

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