1Copyright?2016Accenture.Allrightsreserved.Blockchain:SecuringaNewHealthInteroperabilityExperienceBrodersen,C;Kalis,B;Leong,C;Mitchell,E;Pupo,E;Truscott,AAccentureLLPAugust2016AbstractGlobally,andacrossmultipleindustries,aninnovativemodelisemergingthatenablesfaster,moreefficientandhighlysecurebusiness-to-businessandbusiness-to-consumertransactions.Manyinvolvedinhealthcarehopethesamedistributeddatabasetechnologiesenablingthisnewmodelcandrivesimilarresultswithintheindustryand,aswithmanyothermajorinnovations,recognizethatconfusionandhypecanmaskthepotentialofrealworldapplications.Knownasblockchaintechnologies,thesesolutionscansupportmanyexistinghealthcarebusinessprocessesatafundamentallevel.Theypromisetoimprovedataintegritydramaticallywhileenablingat-scaleinteroperabilityforinformationexchange,patienttracking,identityassurance