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 One of the main advantages of blockchain is that it allows multiple permitted providers to access and append information in a medical record.

 Blockchain tends to be much more secure than other forms of databases and while it is still theoretically “hackable,” it is much more difficult to do so than with most other systems.

 Blockchain maintains an audit trail, so that it is immediately obvious to all when a provider makes an entry or change to a medical record.

 The concept of blockchain may sound exotic, but it is already being very successfully employed within many physician networks.

 The main disadvantage of blockchain is that it is of limited benefit until there are a critical number of medical professionals participating in the process.