Healthcare is Key Vertical for PeerStream Business Solutions IT Professional Services Offering
NEW YORK, NY, Dec. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- PeerStream, Inc. (“PeerStream,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) (OTCQB:PEER), a global internet solutions provider driving adoption of emerging blockchain technologies, today announced that it has partnered with CryptoOracle Health, which offers start-ups, enterprises and governments strategic insight on leveraging Distributed Ledger Technology (“DLT”), also known as blockchain technology, to enhance business processes in healthcare. Pursuant to the terms of a Joint Sales and Marketing Agreement, PeerStream and CryptoOracle Health will jointly provide co-marketing, co-sales and co-execution services in order to target potential healthcare-industry clients looking to integrate blockchain technology into their existing business.
CryptoOracle Health is led by Dr. Alex Cahana, who brings over 25 years of experience in clinical medicine. In his role at CryptoOracle Health Dr. Cahana advises national and international private and public companies, start-ups and healthcare organizations on blockchain technology, digiceutical integration and healthcare redesign. He works with state and federal agencies on healthcare policies and is a “Subject Matter Expert” for the Department of Defense, the Veterans Health Administration, and the NFL Players Association. Earlier in his career Dr. Cahana served as Professor and Chief of the Division of Pain Medicine at the University of Washington. He is currently an Affiliate Professor in Science, Technology and Health Studies, and has published over one hundred articles. Dr. Cahana is also a decorated Officer of the Israeli Defense Forces and has received multiple awards including the American Pain Society Center of Excellence and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Best Practice.
“We believe that blockchain technology will have a dramatic positive impact on the healthcare sector, and that the multitude of potential blockchain applications for healthcare, combined with growing industry adoption, presents an attractive market opportunity for PeerStream’s Business Solutions group,” said Alex Harrington, Chief Executive Officer of PeerStream. “In addition, we believe that CryptoOracle Health is the right partner for us, as we share the same vision with that of Dr. Cahana. We look forward to working together to improve healthcare systems around the world.”
Dr. Cahana commented, “PeerStream’s history of technological expertise and early adoption of blockchain solutions makes them an attractive partner for CryptoOracle Health. We believe that blockchain technology will become an integral part of the healthcare ecosystem including in healthcare supply chains, clinical trials, provider directory management, patient records and insurance coverage, preauthorization and claims adjudication. Together, I believe that we are a winning team and I look forward to a successful collaboration.”
About CryptoOracle Health
With our academic alliance and through community building, CryptoOracle Health offers start-ups, enterprises and governments strategic foresight when using DLT. CryptoOracle Health provides guidance on how to integrate blockchain-based solutions in the clinical workflow and how to design decentralized economic incentives for users.
Because Healthcare is fragmented, data-siloed and friction-full, CryptoOracle Health believes that blockchain-based applications will solve identity, data interoperability and security problems, will connect providers, and will encourage patients to transform from passive health service consumers to engaged health investors.
About PeerStream, Inc. (OTCQB: PEER)
PeerStream is a global internet solutions provider pioneering the real-world adoption of emerging blockchain technologies by developing software, services and applications for corporate clients and consumers. The Company’s Business Solutions group is able to provide advisory and implementation services to enterprise clients to help them meet strategic objectives using blockchain technology. PeerStream also will be supporting clients’ transition to blockchain through license of proprietary software such as PeerStream Protocol (“PSP”), a protocol for decentralized multimedia communications and live video streaming currently in development. For nearly twenty years, the Company has built and continues to operate innovative consumer apps, including Paltalk, one of the largest live video social communities, and Backchannel, a blockchain-based secure video messaging app expected to launch in private beta form in late 2018. PeerStream has a long history of technology innovation and holds 26 patents.
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