# kaal:claim:3709041-032

**Claim.** Because most people have health records held by multiple uncoordinated organizations, blockchain enabled secure shared access to those records can significantly lower fraud in healthcare payments, address coverage gaps, and eliminate misinformation provided to healthcare providers.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- assumes records are dispersed across multiple uncoordinated providers

**Source quote.**

> Blockchain technology allows secure shared access to health-related records amongst necessary parties. This can significantly lower fraud in healthcare payments, aid in addressing coverage gaps, and eliminate misinformation provided to healthcare providers.

**From.** Kaal, *Blockchain Technology for Good* (2020), III.1.a Healthcare, page 20

**Cite as.** Kaal, Blockchain Technology for Good (2020). SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3709041

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `5216a7bca45a48e3bef11ec524936e66af737c0fd66271e9f6866dc20a4482cc` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202020%20-%20Blockchain%20Technology%20for%20Good.pdf

**Topics.** institutional-design

**Keywords.** healthcare-records, payment-fraud, coverage-gaps, care-coordination

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