Chinese Hospital Issues First Electronic Bill on Blockchain

Chinese Hospital Issues First Electronic Bill on Blockchain

From coindesk.com

A hospital in China sent the first electronic bill to a patient on its blockchain-based invoice management platform on Monday. The People’s Hospital of Chengmai County, a public hospital in the Hainan province of South China, is the first hospital to issue and keep track of invoices on a blockchain in the province, according to a report by Chinese state media China News Service. While not the first in China, Hainan is one of the few provinces that have successfully incorporated blockchain technology into their public institutions’ online administrative platforms. The hospital sent invoices to so-called “ticket ... (full story)

Why would they send PERSONAL bill on some dumb Chinese useless blockchain that's PUBLIC???

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