目前大家对Blockchain在医疗领域的应用过于乐观。
首先，什么是Blockchain？
Blockchain is a term used to describe systems that borrow technology and design patterns from Bitcoin. Key characteristics include no central point of control, high availability, strong data integrity, and network-wide consensus.
Block与比特币一同诞生。它的主要特点是：无中间人；高可用性；数据整合；网络分布广。
Blockchain Healthcare 2016 的机遇与陷阱
Promises
Data Integrity & SecurityImprove the security and management of patient data.
Higher quality clinical trial data.
提高临床实验的数据的质量
Reduce regulatory & compliance costs.
减少合规成本
New Standards 新规定
Opportunity to establish new standards and practices
Optimize interactions between health care and insurance companies.
提高医疗企业与保险公司的交互
Disruption
Mid-sized companies and startups have the opportunity to form consortiums and disrupt incumbents.
中小企业获得挑战权威的机会
Pitfalls
Vendor Lock-in 卖方控制
Blockchain vendors want customers locked into their platform.
卖方希望用户保持忠诚
High switching costs give vendors control and pricing power.
转换成本高，给卖方更高的定价能力
Risk building new data silos where customers rent access from vendors.
可能会造成新的数据竖井
Hype Overload 炒概念
Analysts and professional experts are issuing overly optimistic reports in an effort to make their mark on the industry.
分析人员和专家过于乐观
Betting on technology before it’s ready is a fast way to lose your job.
在Blockchain未成熟之前就投入其中可能导致失业
Tokenized platforms such as Ethereum have an incentive to hype the technology to increase the value of the token.
借势哄抬价格
Immature Infrastructure 架构不成熟
Most blockchain technology is experimental and untested.
大多数blockchain技术还在试验阶段
Greater security risk and higher development costs.
部署的成本和危险都很高
Use blockchain to enhance secure cloud based architectures.
在安全的云平台上使用blockchain
Patient-Controlled Data 患者主导数据
Enabling patients to manage their health care data is risky.
让患者掌握更多的数据可能不是一件有利的事情
Deploying wallets creates a large key management problem.
数字钱包将带来更多管理上的问题。
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