NEW YORK (360Dx) – Roughly a year after its launch, a pilot project exploring the use of blockchain to manage healthcare provider records is paying off.

The effort, which has thus far focused on some 100,000 provider locations across Texas, has produced substantial efficiencies for participating firms, said Jason O'Meara, senior director of architecture at Quest Diagnostics, one of the seven companies comprising the Synaptic Health Alliance, the healthcare industry group leading the project.