The document highlights the advancements and discussions surrounding the implementation of blockchain technology in healthcare, including its application in clinical settings and scholarly publishing. It also emphasizes the need for education among healthcare professionals, as many are unaware of blockchain's potential benefits. Additionally, several upcoming events related to blockchain in healthcare are announced, aiming to foster collaboration and innovation in the field.

1. BLOCKCHAIN HEALTHCARE
SITUATION REPORT
(BC/HC SITREP)
Volume 2/Issue 12: 19 – 25 Mar 2018
BLOCKCHAIN HEALTHCARE NEWS
Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY) debut articles LIVE!!!
Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY), is an open access online, peer review
journal where thought leaders and innovators converge to find solutions in a
new health technology sector.
https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com/index.php/journal
[Editor’s note/disclosure – I’m a retired board member of BHTY.
But this is ground-breakingly awesome. Nice work Tory and team]
Thinking of trying a blockchain project? Here are some must-do first
steps
As healthcare organizations start to dip their toes in the waters of distributed
ledger technology, the COO of Hashed Health offers advice about doing it
right.
“…in about two years from now, ‘we're going
to be so conversant with the trust layers that
blockchain can offer that blockchain will
recede its ubiquity in the same way that client
server architecture did,’ - Corey Todaro, COO
Hashed Health
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/thinking-trying-blockchain-project-
here-are-some-must-do-first-steps
Real-World Healthcare Applications of Blockchain
At the "Blockchain 4 Healthcare: Fit for Purpose?" session of HIMSS18 in Las
Vegas, experts conveyed the revolutionary and attainable the potential
advantages of a distributed ledger technology for healthcare are.
https://pharma-life-sciences.cioreview.com/news/realworld-healthcare-
applications-of-blockchain-nid-25838-cid-36.html
WELCOME
At the core of healthcare are
advances in health science
research. Improve science,
you improve health. Better
Science. Faster Miracles.
Most focus of blockchain for
healthcare has been at the
clinical application end. Now
we are seeing focus on using
it to improve science.
As previously discussed –
‘Science will be Blockchained
by 2025.’
Several groups have begun
pilots for blockchain in
science publishing (p.2)
Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Science Distributed and
Georgetown are having a
Blockchain & Health Science
Symposium to discuss these
and other applications (p.2)
– Sean Manion, PhD
Science Distributed: Better
Science, Faster Miracles
www.sciencedistributed.com
stmanion@gmail.com

2. Blockchain to help scholarly publishing fight fraud
The ARTiFACTS platform, which launched yesterday, wants to help researchers share data and files to make
reproducing work simpler. It also keeps track of author attributions and creates a record of time-stamped research
documents.
Other content-sharing blockchain platforms including DECENT, LBRY and Katalysis have also recently launched.
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/blockchain-to-help-scholarly-publishing-fight-fraud/3008803.article
Almost half of physicians 'aren't aware' of what blockchain is
Despite recent buzz about blockchain's potential to improve healthcare, a recent survey by SERMO found almost half of
physicians aren't aware of the technology.
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/almost-half-of-physicians-aren-t-aware-of-
what-blockchain-is.html
[Editor’s note: Education is key, and why I’m speaking at the events listed below and others pending]
BLOCKCHAIN NEWS
Google is working on blockchain technology for the cloud
Google is getting into the blockchain business by creating a line of blockchain-related technologies to work with its
various online services. Blockchain technology is used to power cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, but Google isn’t
working on a new cryptocurrency.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/google-blockchain-work/
BLOCKCHAIN EVENTS
Just Announced: Blockchain & Health Science Research Symposium – 12 May, Washington, DC
Science Distributed and Georgetown University bring blockchain to the govt/academic research community
ACT-IAC 2018 Turning Blockchain Potential into Reality – 03 APR, Washington, DC
American Council for Technology (ACT) and Industry Advisory Council (IAC) in-depth Blockchain forum
https://www.actiac.org/2018-blockchain-forum-0
Johns Hopkins SAIS Conference on Technology and Future Economy – 06/07 APR, Washington, DC
Rizing NGO and JHU SAIS China Club TFE 2018 is a two-day dual track conference centered around the development
and application of blockchain technology
https://www.tfecon.com/
ACT-IAC 2018 Health Innovation Day Conference – 19 APR, Washington, DC
The Health Innovation Day will provide a wide-range of discussions around technology, management/processes, and
policy constraints and enablers and constraints with innovation
https://www.actiac.org/2018-health-innovation-day-0
University of Illinois Health Blockchain in Healthcare Summit – 03 May, Chicago, IL
UI Health in partnership with the UIC College of Business (UIC Business) will host “The Blockchain in Healthcare
Summit” at the health innovation incubator, MATTER, with sponsorship from SAP
https://matter.health/ (Registration details pending)
GMU-AFCEA Symposium 2018: Critical Issues in C4I – 22/23 May, GMU, Fairfax, VA
The Center of Excellence in Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Intelligence, and Cyber brings academia,
industry and government together annually to address important issues in technology and systems R&D
https://www.afcea.org/event/?q=GMU-Home
Converge2Xcelerate – 24 Oct, Columbia University, New York City, NY
Partners in Digital Health, Blockchain in Healthcare Today, Telehealth and Medicine Today will present a worldview
from the foremost innovative experts in blockchain and telehealth sectors in healthcare
https://convergetoaccelerate2018.sched.com/directory/speakers