The document reports on advancements in blockchain technology within the healthcare sector, highlighting Change Healthcare's enterprise blockchain roll-out and collaborations with organizations like the CDC and Accenture. It discusses the increasing recognition of blockchain as a crucial technology in improving health systems and public health responses. Additionally, it notes upcoming events, including a blockchain forum hosted by the U.S. State Department, emphasizing the government's commitment to integrating blockchain into public policy and services.

1. BLOCKCHAIN HEALTHCARE
SITUATION REPORT
(BC/HC SITREP)
Vol 1/Issue 13: 25 Sep – 01 Oct 2017
BLOCKCHAIN HEALTHCARE NEWS
Change Healthcare rolls out enterprise blockchain for hospitals,
payers
Using the Linux Foundation’s open source HyperLedger Fabric will enable
Change’s customers to work on analytics, revenue cycle and other services.
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/change-healthcare-rolls-out-
enterprise-blockchain-hospitals-payers
Change Healthcare blockchain system draws praise
The Change Healthcare blockchain system from the McKesson Corp. offshoot
is a notable investment by a major health IT vendor that has significant
potential for value-based care, analysts said.
http://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/news/450427051/Change-Healthcare-
blockchain-system-draws-praise
Blockchain Innovation in Healthcare and Life Sciences
The internet is entering a second era that’s based on blockchain
“The blockchain is the most consequential
technology since the internet. The internet is
programmable information. The blockchain is
programmable scarcity.” — Balaji Srinivasan,
CEO of 21.co
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/blockchain-innovation-in-healthcare-
and-life-sciences_us_59c91296e4b0b7022a646c4b
Gem looks to CDC and European giant Tieto to take blockchain into
healthcare
https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/25/gem-looks-to-cdc-and-european-giant-
tieto-to-take-blockchain-into-healthcare/
WELCOME
A very busy week:
Distributed Health 2017 a
huge success
Change Healthcare
announced an enterprise-
wide blockchain roll-out
CDC partners with Gem and
Tieto
Accenture joins the Hashed
Health Consortium
State Department heads up a
second federal blockchain
forum to build on the success
of the GSA led forum
The White House doubles
down its commitment to
blockchain
GSA asks for input for an
open source atlas of
blockchain ideas
– Sean Manion, PhD
stmanion@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in
/sean-manion-6383a64/

2. Why the CDC Wants in on Blockchain
Distributed ledgers could help public health workers respond faster to a crisis.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608959/why-the-cdc-wants-in-on-blockchain/
Accenture Joins Hashed Health Blockchain Consortium to Develop and Implement Healthcare Industry
Use Cases
Hashed Health has added Accenture as a member of the Hashed Health Blockchain Consortium, a group of leading
health companies focused on accelerating innovation with Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, as announced
today at the Distributed: Health 2017 conference.
http://www.the-blockchain.com/2017/10/01/accenture-joins-hashed-health-blockchain-consortium-develop-implement-
healthcare-industry-use-cases/
ADDITIONAL BLOCKCHAIN NEWS
US State Department to Host Blockchain Forum on October 10
The US State Department will host a forum on Blockchain on Oct. 10. The event will take place in George C. Marshall
Center, Washington, DC where various offices from the State Department and other parts of the US government, as well
as those from the private sector, will join the one-day workshop organized by the Blockchain@State initiative.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-state-department-to-host-blockchain-forum-on-october-10
Trump White House Doubles Down on US Commitment to Blockchain
Speaking at Data Transparency 2017, a conference exploring the role of open data in government this week, two senior
White House officials emphasized that distributed ledger technology is increasingly being viewed as essential to U.S.
policy and strategy considerations.
"With artificial intelligence and blockchain, the [White House] is exploring a whole range of forward-leaning
capabilities that might be helpful to government," Margie Graves, acting federal chief information officer at the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), said at the event.
The remarks are notable given that the OMB, which headed by is Congressional Blockchain Caucus co-founder Mick
Mulvaney, is responsible for carrying out the president's vision for the executive branch of government – a core tenet of
which is streamlining bureaucracy and improving responsiveness to citizens through technology.
https://www.coindesk.com/trump-white-house-doubles-us-commitment-blockchain/
Blockchain Healthcare SITREP Exclusive
On Thursday 28 Sep, Justin Herman, who heads up the GSA-led federal emerging citizen technology effort, announced via
listserv that they are opening the Emerging Citizen Technology Atlas on Github. They are seeking input from federal
partners and private citizens on ideas and use cases for artificial intelligence, blockchain, and virtual/augmented reality to
help improve government functioning and value to citizens.
As Mr. Herman noted, “Right now there is so much work being done in emerging technologies for the federal government,
but no public resources exist that allows decision-makers, businesses, policy-makers, researchers, me and of course you to
look across the map and see it.” Input is requested by Friday, 06 Oct. More info on the initiative can be found at:
https://www.gsa.gov/technology/government-it-initiatives/emerging-citizen-technology/blockchain