sean.com 6:15 p.m. CDT October 7, 2016
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The underlying technology behind the digital currency Bitcoin is piquing interest in corners of Nashville's health care sector, thanks to its potential to upend the way data is shared.
Blockchain, a distributed database that records transactions, can be tough for people to grasp, but with understanding often comes a sense of excitement about the possibilities, experts said. It's a way to securely transfer things of value — such as data or currency — without a middleman, said Corey Todaro, director of research and analytics at Martin Ventures.
“It’s not an understatement to stay there is some exhilaration or delirium. It’s very, very exciting.”
Kristen Johns
"It's not an incremental improvement. This is a new way of transferring data and governing data, which I think is fundamentally different from the way we've been doing it. The possibility excites me," Todaro said.
http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/industries/health-care/2016/10/07/blockchain-technology-piques-interest-in-nashville-healthcare/90740286/
