2019 State HIT Connect Summit

Blockchain has a tremendous amount of interest and use-cases. Organizations worldwide are looking to utilize this emerging technology to better manage data, identities, security, etc., utilizing a distributed computing model. The Medicaid enterprise is no different in terms of Blockchain’s potential to redefine some of its components to become more efficient. While multiple use cases are being investigated, turning member identities from a liability into an asset, tracked on a distributed ledger, appears to be the common denominator. in this use-case, disparate systems could start communicating; profiles, identities, and permissions could be managed in a secure manner; and data provenance could be tracked.

In this session, we will discuss: 
-    The background on Blockchain and the basic concepts behind the technology
-    Practical use cases: conceptual work and actual implementation examples, as well as the potential impact on different Medicaid enterprise components
-    The use case of building upon the existing infrastructure and using a Blockchain for identity management to solve some of the interoperability challenges
- Medicaid-specific use-cases, including identity management opportunities in a State Medicaid Agency such as Mississippi
-    Next steps: Proof of Concept vs. ‘big-bang’ – navigating the ‘hype’ curve