新闻周刊:首届“区块链影响奖”得主 SimplyVital Health(1)

Introducing Blockchain Impact Award Winner SimplyVital Health

首届“区块链影响奖”得主 SimplyVital Health 介绍

By Galia Benartzi

作者：加利亚·班加西

Diagnostic and treatment procedures are exorbitantly¹ expensive. Claims processes are shrouded² in mystery. Critical patient data is fragmented and inaccessible³. The health care industry is ripe for blockchain-inspired transformation⁴, and SimplyVital Health is leading the charge.

诊断和治疗程序非常昂贵。索赔过程笼罩在神秘之中。关键的病人数据碎片化且不可访问。医疗保健行业已经成熟，可以进行区块链式的转型，而 SimplyVital Health 正在引领这一潮流。

The company—which would be part of a system where patients pay for outcomes rather than for procedures and doctor visits—will allow its customers to securely access all their medical records via their phone.

该公司将成为系统的一部分，在这个系统中，病人将为治疗结果付费，而不是为治疗过程和医生探访付费。

To promote such value-based care, co-founder and CEO Kat Kuzmeskas, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Lucas Hendren and their team have created a network of tools for a new digital health care ecosystem⁵. Their products will let patients, hospitals, doctors, insurers and pharmaceutical⁶ companies share medical information quickly and efficiently⁷. And because the records will be stored on a blockchain, the data will be reliable and immutable⁸.

为了推广这种基于价值的医疗服务，联合创始人兼首席执行官 Kat Kuzmeskas 、联合创始人兼首席技术官 Lucas Hendren 和他们的团队为新的数字医疗生态系统创建了一个工具网络。他们的产品将让病人、医院、医生、保险公司和制药公司快速有效地共享医疗信息。因为记录将存储在区块链上，所以数据将是可靠的和不可变的。

Health Nexus⁹, one of the few open-source, public blockchain protocols¹⁰ compatible with federal privacy laws, is the software that connects health care players within the network. It lets developers build applications on the blockchain without having to worry about compliance¹¹ issues. The company’s program uses blockchain as an audit¹² trail to improve the end-to-end process of insurance reimbursement¹³, including claims processing and payment distribution. In the product’s first four months, it has led to an average savings¹⁴ of $6,600 per patient for health care providers.

Health Nexus 是为数不多的兼容联邦隐私法的开源公共区块链协议之一，它是一款连接网络中医疗保健参与者的软件。它允许开发人员在区块链上构建应用程序，而不必担心遵从性问题。该公司的计划使用区块链作为审计线索，以改善端到端的保险报销流程，包括索赔处理和支付分发。在该产品推出的头四个月里，它为医疗服务提供者平均每个病人节省了6600美元。

1 exorbitantly   

参考例句：

• Prices are exorbitantly high in the capital. 首都的物价高得不可思议。 来自互联网
• In some countries, prices are exorbitantly high which are ten as much as that in China. 一些国家的物价水平高，大概是中国国内的十倍。 来自互联网

2 shrouded   

v.隐瞒( shroud的过去式和过去分词 )；保密

参考例句：

• The hills were shrouded in mist . 这些小山被笼罩在薄雾之中。
• The towers were shrouded in mist. 城楼被蒙上薄雾。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 inaccessible   

adj.达不到的，难接近的

参考例句：

• This novel seems to me among the most inaccessible.这本书对我来说是最难懂的小说之一。
• The top of Mount Everest is the most inaccessible place in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最难到达的地方。

4 transformation   

n.变化；改造；转变

参考例句：

• Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
• He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。

5 ecosystem   

n.生态系统

参考例句：

• This destroyed the ecosystem of the island.这样破坏了岛上的生态系统。
• We all have an interest in maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem.维持生态系统的完整是我们共同的利益。

6 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

7 efficiently   

adv.高效率地，有能力地

参考例句：

• The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
• Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。

8 immutable   

adj.不可改变的，永恒的

参考例句：

• Nothing in the world is immutable.世界没有一成不变的东西。
• They free our minds from considering our world as fixed and immutable.它们改变着人们将世界看作是永恒不变的观点。

9 nexus   

n.联系；关系

参考例句：

• Shared ambition is the vital nexus between them.共同的志向是把他们联结在一起的重要纽带。
• Either way,the nexus between the consumer and consumer prices is important.无论那个方面，消费者与消费价格之间的关系是至关重要的。

10 protocols   

n.礼仪( protocol的名词复数 )；（外交条约的）草案；（数据传递的）协议；科学实验报告（或计划）

参考例句：

• There are also protocols on the testing of nuclear weapons. 也有关于核武器试验的协议。 来自辞典例句
• Hardware components and software design of network transport protocols are separately introduced. 介绍系统硬件组成及网络传输协议的软件设计。 来自互联网

11 compliance   

n.顺从；服从；附和；屈从

参考例句：

• I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
• She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。

12 audit   

v.审计；查帐；核对；旁听

参考例句：

• Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核，以确保其真实无误。
• As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样，年度审计将在十二月份进行。

13 reimbursement   

n.偿还，退还

参考例句：

• He received reimbursement for his travel expenses.由于出差的花费他可以得到公司的补偿。
• Which forms do I need to complete for my travel reimbursement?我需要填什么表来报我的旅费？

14 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。