Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; Announcement of Requirements and Registration for “Blockchain and its Emerging Role in Health IT and Health-related Research”; Amendment

This document amends the notice published in Federal Register, Friday July 8, 2016, volume 81, pages 44639-44640. This notice updates and extends the submission period to August 8, 2016, limits an investigator or co-investigator to one submission and adds prize details. The ``Use of Blockchain in Health IT and Health-related Research'' Ideation Challenge solicits white papers on the topic of Blockchain Technology and the potential use in Health IT to address privacy, security and scalability challenges of managing electronic health record and resources. Up to 15 winners will be awarded a cash prize and up to 8 winners may be invited to present their papers at an upcoming industry-wide workshop co-hosted with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The statutory authority for this Challenge is section 105 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-358).