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Re:ScriptDrop Leverages Blockchain to Combat $300B of Prescr... by navigator01 on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @12:03PM (#15442890)
Ok, sounds reasonable. Why can't you just create a database and give patients visibility? And create a simple app to allow them to dynamically set who has permission to use their data?
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Re:ScriptDrop Leverages Blockchain to Combat $300B of Prescr... by ScriptDrop on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @01:35PM (#15443701)
Then you run into the same issues. Who has control of that database if ScriptDrop goes out of business or gets purchased? Is the data lost? Who owns it?

Blockchains can survive after the company perishes. Whether ScriptDrop is growing and innovating 5 years from now, shouldn't have an effect on whether the patient can get customized healthcare or not, based off of their historical data.

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Re:ScriptDrop Leverages Blockchain to Combat $300B of Prescr... by navigator01 on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @03:08PM (#15444472)
Ok, interesting. I've just been trying to wrap my head around the novel value in blockchain technology.
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