In a keynote address at Converge2Xcelerate, Amar Gupta, a professor at MIT, argued that healthcare needs new paradigms and interdisciplinary work to drive innovation. During the event, Scott Stuewe, CEO of DirectTrust, and Vincent Albanese, CEO of Haven Health Solutions, discussed how blockchain technology can address challenges such as patient identity matching and consent. Stuewe highlighted the need for a solution that starts with the identity problem and leverages blockchain’s ability to manage data. Albanese emphasized the importance of choosing suitable use cases for blockchain and recognizing its potential ROI. He also noted that adoption will be slow and privacy concerns remain important.
The True Cost of Focusing on Cost Instead of Cost-Effectiveness
When payors consider only the cost of the medication and not the cost and risk to the patient, doctor, and healthcare system, the irony is
