BlackBerry is building a blockchain-based platform for healthcare services

BlackBerry is building a blockchain-based platform for healthcare services

Renowned smartphone company BlackBerry is entering the security, computing and data analytics markets. The company, which also develops software, is creating an “ultra-secure” healthcare platform on the blockchain.

Furthermore, according to the company's press release on October 4, BlackBerry is collaborating with technology company ONEBIO to create the platform. According to company representatives, it will be built on blockchain and will operate using BlackBerry's network operations center (NOC). The platform will be focused on the healthcare industry, with its help it will be possible to store and easily transfer medical data of a huge number of patients. 

We apply our experience in the field of security, data privacy, and experience communicating with representatives of the automotive industry, the financial industry, and politicians. Our platform will help solve the biggest problems in the healthcare industry, improve the quality of patient care, while ensuring data security.

The platform's first client will be The Global Commission to End the Diagnostic Odyssey for Children, an organization that develops projects aimed at reducing the time to diagnosis of rare childhood diseases.

The press release also stated: “Through collaboration with the pharmaceutical company Shire, The global commission will be able to experiment and try out a new solution from BlackBerry, which may help them reduce the time it takes to make a diagnosis.” 


According to https://www.koinalert.com

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