Position Paper on the Use of Blockchain to Facilitate Physician Credentialing

Abstract

This paper discusses the use of blockchain technology and what blockchain is and how blockchain can be used in healthcare. The paper focuses on the use of blockchain technology and how it will be beneficial for the physician credentialing process which would save thousands of hours of work for the physicians, surgeons, and the stakeholders involved and will make the credentialing process more secure, efficient, easy, and less time consuming. It also includes in-depth details about the functioning of the blockchain process and how it makes the whole process of credentialing easier. It also mentions advantages of using blockchain for the credentialing system and how this advanced technology could be used to transform the credentialing process. The paper also highlights the potential benefits of blockchain and how it compares to the current process of credentialing, which depends upon using outdated technology and is associated with high administrative workload.