Ep. 11: Healthcare Decentralization - Dr. James Todaro (CEO MedCredits)

In this episode, I speak with Dr. James Todaro – co-founder and CEO of MedCredits about Decentralization and his experience in the healthcare and blockchain community. Show Notes: • Medcredits Origins • Advantages and disadvantages of decentralization in healthcare • Hippocrates app - Tele-dermatology as the first available service in beta • Token Curated Registry(TCR) used to create a decentralized global physician registry • Investor speculation and competitive token sale environment • Permissioned blockchains • How has your medical school training helped you in your endeavor with MedCredits? • Artificial Intelligence • Shortage of healthcare providers • Can you share some of the competitive pressures you are feeling in this space right now? What other blockchain companies are trying to do what you are doing? • Technology adoption takes time especially in healthcare MedCredits beta application: https://medium.com/medcredits/get-paid-to-test-the-hippocrates-physician-ui-dfffacaa29c0 Learn about TCR: https://medium.com/medcredits/a-token-curated-registry-for-occupational-licensing-6ada7c43df4e New Corner: Mount Sinai Health System is looking to take a lead role in finding ways that healthcare can use emerging blockchain solutions. The New York-based integrated delivery system has launched the Center for Biomedical Blockchain Research to solve healthcare challenges using technology that underlies the Bitcoin cryptocurrency and provides a data structure that can be timed-stamped and signed using a private key. https://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/mount-sinai-creates-center-for-biomedical-blockchain-research