Case Study: How Synaptic Health Alliance Used Blockchain to Improve Data Management
Published by O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Healthcare providers spend billions of dollars annually on data management, yet provider directories often contain inaccuracies that dramatically increase the cost of care while reducing its quality. In response, Aetna, Humana, MultiPlan, Quest Diagnostics, and UnitedHealth Group have formed the Synaptic Health Alliance to explore the use of blockchain technology in tackling the challenge of accurate and efficient provider data management and sharing.
Join us for this Case Study with UnitedHealthcare’s Meyrick Vaz to learn more about the Synaptic Health Alliance, better understand why it was founded, and explore the potential of blockchain for solving some of data management’s biggest challenges. You’ll examine the current state of provider data exchange as well as the goals, approach, and results of the initial pilot project for the alliance.
O'Reilly Case Study sessions explore how organizations have overcome common challenges in business and technology through a series of one-hour interactive events. You’ll engage in a live conversation with experts, sharing your questions and challenges while hearing their unique perspectives, insights, and lessons learned.
What you’ll learn and how you can apply it
- Learn how blockchain technology can address key healthcare challenges, such as data management and exchange
- Understand the current state of healthcare provider data exchange and how it impacts patient care
- Hear initial results from pilot tests executed by the Synaptic Health Alliance in Texas
This live event is for you because...
- You want to learn about the fundamental shifts that are transforming the business landscape and customer needs.
- You’re interested in how blockchain can be leveraged to address system inefficiencies.
Prerequisites
- Come with your questions for Meyrick Vaz
- Have a pen and paper handy to capture notes, insights, and inspiration
Recommended follow-up:
- Read Mastering Blockchain (book)
- Explore Introduction to Blockchain Technology (learning path)
- Read Designing a HIPAA-Compliant Security Operations Center: A Guide to Detecting and Responding to Healthcare Breaches and Events (book)
Schedule
The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.
Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 9:00am PT / 12:00pm ET
- Introduction and presentation (30 minutes)
- Interactive discussion and Q&A (30 minutes)
Your Presenter
Meyrick Vaz
Meyrick Vaz leads strategic market partnerships within the Office of the CIO at UnitedHealthcare (UHC). In this role, he closely tracks emerging trends and developments in healthcare while scouting for innovation that aligns with UHC’s business agenda. He’s responsible for identifying, evaluating, piloting, scaling up, and rolling out new, untested ideas and approaches that could improve patient experience and increase provider satisfaction and is currently focused on the application of blockchain in healthcare, including UHC’s work with the Synaptic Health Alliance. Meyrick has more than 28 years of business technology leadership experience in industries like healthcare, financial services, retail, information services, and consulting.