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Blockchain for Healthcare
Management Accounting
Webcast

Blockchain for Healthcare

Attend this webcast to gain a practical literacy on blockchain and its impact on the healthcare industry, including health insurance. We'll also review the potential use for and current implementations of blockchain technologies within the healthcare services industry.

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Format

Webcast

NASBA Field of Study

Information Technology

Level

Intermediate

CPE Credits

4

Instructor

Dr. Sean Stein Smith, James Barnes

Availability

3 months

Product Number

WC2151999

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Blockchain is transforming how transactions occur, how they are recorded, and how those records are maintained. This dynamic webcast looks at three healthcare use cases to demonstrate how blockchain can be implemented to reduce errors, increase auditability, and drive collaboration. The focus areas include patient data management, drug traceability, and data sharing amongst insurers, healthcare service providers, pharmaceutical entities, patients and regulatory bodies. In these cases, we will examine how to implement blockchain, determine success and failure factors, and various other implementation considerations.

Who Will Benefit
  • Accounting, finance professionals that are looking for more information on how blockchain will impact the healthcare industry
  • Practitioners that serve or advise healthcare clients and would like to understand the impact of blockchain
  • Managers/decision makers looking to run blockchain projects
Key Topics
  • Brief overview of the basic concepts behind blockchain technology.
  • Use cases that show blockchain’s potential in the healthcare industry.
  • Brief overview of the current and future privacy concerns.
  • The future of healthcare industry leveraging blockchain technology.
Learning Outcomes
  • Recognize the potential Impact blockchain will have on the healthcare sector
  • Examine the opportunities for blockchain in the healthcare sector
  • Analyze the challenges, risks and benefits in a blockchain adoption
  • Examine the financial, organizational and compliance/regulatory consequences of a blockchain adoption
More Details
NASBA Field of Study
Information Technology
Level
Intermediate
Prerequisites
Basic blockchain knowledge
Access
This is a digital product. With full paid access the content will be available to you for 3 months after purchase date.
Duration
4 hrs
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Speakers
Dr. Sean Stein Smith
Dr. Stein Smith is an expert and sought-after speaker focusing on the intersection of financial services, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies. He is a regular contributor to the official IBM's Blockchain Unleashed website, analyzing applications for blockchain technology on business at large, as well as being a regular expert guest on China Global TV Network discussing blockchain and related applications. Sean is a member of the Advisory Board for the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, which coordinates with the AICPA in developing standards and reporting frameworks in this emerging area. Sean continuously works with and consults for the AICPA and several professional training organizations in the creation and delivery of blockchain and cryptocurrency related content. Additionally, his analysis and thought leadership in the blockchain and cryptocurrency area has been featured in dozens of articles, including a 2018 feature article in the CPA Journal. Sean has given dozens of presentations of blockchain technology, both domestically and internationally. He is currently under contract to publish two full length books focusing on blockchain applications for financial services and other industry sectors.
James Barnes
James Barnes is a Senior Digital Architect at Globant, LLC. He received a BS from Virginia Tech and recently completed his Masters of Business Administration from NC State. There he focused on Operations and Supply Chain Management, working with a large hardware manufacturers to implement blockchain within their company. At Globant, Jim helps his customers examine existing user journeys and reimagine them to improve their business. His focus is to remove roadblocks, design and implement technology solutions, including blockchain to improve business processes. Jim worked for IBM on the Lucent Strategic Outsourcing account and supported WebSphere Portal, Commerce and the digital experience for many years. Jim also worked at Asponte Technology, Inc helping customers implement new digital experiences utilizing the latest frameworks and technology while owning the digital technology strategy for the firm. Jim has worked across a multitude of industries including manufacturing, insurance, finance, retail, and food service. He has a keen interest in the potential of blockchain can how it can be applied to improve all industries.
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