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Samsung SDS launches blockchain medical claims system

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Last month Samsung SDS unveiled a new medical insurance claims processing platform powered by blockchain. It primarily addresses the inconvenience to patients of filing health claims and tackles fraud.

Instead of patients having to collect paperwork from hospitals to submit a claim, the platform directly links the insurers to hospitals and digital health providers. As a result, the insurer knows that the health claim is verified and fraud is prevented.

Samsung has empowered patients to submit the claim either at the hospital reception counter, at kiosks or via the KakaoTalk mobile messenger app.

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