Blockchain and NFTs Make They Way Into Healthcare

The use of blockchain and NFTs (non-fungible tokens) is all the rage in the world of crypto investing, crypto currencies, and crypto transactions. Now, these new technologies are also beginning to be used in the healthcare blockchain to secure patient data, and so much more. 

Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, the vulnerabilities in the cyber realm have grown significantly, leaving doors open for cyber criminals to exploit. We’ve seen the effects in every industry, and certainly in that of healthcare. 

The healthcare industry has particular weaknesses that make it an easy, and profitable target for cyber criminals. Many medical devices are seriously out of date and were made by companies that no longer exist. Even medical implants, transmitting patient data, can be hacked. Not only that, but there is a tug-of-war between patient privacy and cyber security battling for top priority. 

Using blockchain and NFTs could make data breaches near impossible and would give patients and their doctors easier access to real-time data whenever it’s needed.