217 Today: Healthcare industry looks to blockchain to help securely share data

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Monday, March 28, 2022

Today’s headlines:

  • Residents of rural Champaign County have a new chance to pay for home repairs too expensive for their incomes.
  • A new recreational space is coming to Champaign’s Garden Hills community this summer.
  • A building boom is underway in Danville as residents prepare for a new casino and other projects.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn how OSF Healthcare is hoping to use blockchain technology to securely share data.

217 Today is produced by Farrah Anderson. Reporting today contributed by Emily Hays, Hannah Lonergan, Reginald Hardwick and Tim Shelley. 

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Farrah Anderson

Farrah Anderson is a 2024 graduate of the University of Illinois. At Illinois Public Media, Anderson works as a general assignment reporter focusing on police and investigative stories.