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Blockchain Technology Is Driving the Future of Radiology

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The new blockchain technology is great progress in the future of the medical industry. This advanced platform could help in the solution of many problems in the imaging procedure such as service access, communication about the results, delivery, and in the speed for payment options. The approach of a digital ledger is used in the medical organizations for improving data security, medical records, and medical services platforms. Another purpose of the use is the reduction of administrative burdens.

Radiology is a branch which is very important in everyday medical practice because it helps in the diagnosis and the treatment plan. The size of a standard image is about 200 MB and later the storage space is added to the storage in the applications where all images are collected. In addition to this, blockchain technology has a crucial role in this process simply by securing the photo and at the same time, giving access to data only to doctors and patients. In this process, the medical image found in the storage application can be reached by doctors from other hospitals which reduce the cost of scanning the same patient again.

The blockchain technology would provide a big dose of trust and security for the seamless interaction in the way of automating the conventional method. The main benefit of blockchain technology is gaining trust while promoting the new healthcare model.

Key areas where Blockchain can potentially increase quality and decrease the healthcare cost

This new technology addresses so many problems that have appeared within the field of technology. The following three areas can increase their quality using new and advanced technology:

• Economics: This is explained by the fact that the radiology sector is in crisis. In everyday practice, radiologists often miss some things, such as misinterpret of failing to mention some things in most of the cases of no clinical consequence and some with important consequences. And finally, this is not because radiologists are not competent, it is because they see the image too fast and in the worst case, they are financially incentivized to see too fast. You should imagine a system where any client does not negotiate about the price with your or with another medical center. Instead of all this, the patient will need software with high standards that would be connected with the Blockchain system. This way, the system will provide direct access to all radiologists who have set pricing for their work, speed, quality metrics, and credentialing information.
• Quality and data sharing: This are especially important to radiologists because they can have one image, create their opinion, and store it. By this way, the patient can have more opinions about their scan. This way, he/she will save additional money for extra imaging and time. Using the Blockchain system all these problems can be solved. We live in a new era and we also need improvements.
• The rise of artificial intelligence (AI): Yes, it is true; artificial intelligence is coming our way. It has positive benefits over the medical industry. In this case, when we speak about radiology, the artificial intelligence is right at the door. This means that the artificial intelligence would be included in the interpretation of the images and when combined with a human opinion, it would be a perfect match for the future of radiology.

However, this is the beginning of the new concept. With the appearance of the Blockchain technology, the radiology field will show rapid progress and all this for the good of the entire population.

Why this is the future?

The answer is that both technologies can help radiologists to quickly respond to the pressure which they have when it comes to interpreting images. This field in medicine requires more attention because it is a diagnostic thing that will help in the next diagnostic plan. The AI and the Blockchain system are not supposed to change the radiologists for the next decades of years, but they can help them in increasing the volume of treated patients and save their time and money.

Summary

Every medical person is open to new possibilities and chances and wants to improve their skills and knowledge. The Artificial Intelligence together with the Blockchain technology offers several advantages in medical imaging. They are representing the future of the radiology. They are the beginning of helping people for getting a better diagnosing result and improve their treatment quality. They will save their time and money and for the same price, they will have better medical condition. 

The Blockchain technology is breaking the everyday routine imaging by bringing them on a higher level. Let’s support the new improvements and believe that they are here only to make a better solution to our medical problems.