Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX), a healthcare business and data automation company, announced today that it is partnering with Hashed Health, a leader in blockchain innovation for healthcare. The companies will collaborate on blockchain and distributed ledger innovation projects for the healthcare supply chain.
GHX and Hashed Health share an interest in using blockchain technologies to solve unmet needs across healthcare. Blockchain is widely believed to have tremendous potential to drive efficiencies in areas such as product tracking, professional credentialing, auditing, master data management, contracting and order processing.
“Data is at the center of our business and blockchain offers healthcare an interesting opportunity to innovate around data at new levels that may add exponential value and efficiencies to healthcare,” said Peter Nelson, vice president, Product Management at GHX. “Our product and development team is excited to be working with Hashed Health as we continue to explore these opportunities to drive innovation, and help reduce costs in healthcare.”
Added John Bass, founder and CEO at Hashed Heath, “Starting in the late 90’s, my work in supply chain has focused on proving that trading partners in healthcare can mutually benefit by working together in new ways. This partnership with GHX begins a new chapter in our quest to create shared value in the healthcare supply chain.”
About GHX
Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) is a healthcare business and data automation company, empowering healthcare organizations to enable better patient care and maximize industry savings using its world-class cloud-based supply chain technology platform. GHX brings together healthcare providers, manufacturers and distributors in North America, and Europe, who rely on proven healthcare-focused technology and comprehensive data to automate business processes and make more informed, timely and fact-based decisions. Solutions span procurement and accounts payable automation, contract and inventory management, vendor credentialing and management, business intelligence, payment management and other supply chain-related tools and services. For more information, visit www.ghx.com and The Healthcare Hub.
About Hashed Health
Hashed Health is a healthcare innovation company leading the design, development and productive use of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. Hashed Health partners with public and private sector clients to collaboratively develop solutions and networks that solve health delivery challenges. Hashed Health’s mission is to create new shared value systems for individuals and communities of health through a variety of enterprise and consumer-focused projects. More information can be found at http://www.hashedhealth.com/ or by emailing join@hashedhealth.com. To join the global healthcare blockchain conversation, go to https://chat.hashedhealth.com.