Tag: Blockchain In Drug Procurement At Hospitals

Next year, central and state government hospitals may be able to get an assurance of the authenticity and quality of medicines procured in big numbers using the Government e-Marketplace (GeM). This happened because the portal provides blockchain in drug procurement at hospitals. Medicines can be traced from the point of supply to their final customer, according to the chief executive officer. “We have successfully tested this in a Proof of Concept (PoC) in the UP Medical Supply Corporation and the Director-General of Armed Forces Medical Services. The following week will have proper documentation” said GeM CEO Talleen Kumar during a media briefing Wednesday. “We will float that and, in a transparent bidding process, we will bring in a system integrator to develop a blockchain as ...