The Holy Trinity: Blockchain, Medical Records and Wearable Tech
Technological advancements in this day and age are seen as both a blessing and a curse. Innovation is always heralded with anticipation and hesitation at the same time, leaving the door wide open for mass consumption of technology that isn’t properly protected. Recent innovations, such as wearable tech, might prove to be a security risk in the near....
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Blockchain documentation service Transcrypts announced a partnership with the humanitarian organization on Thursday. At a November 11 press conference, blockchain- based document security company Transcrypts announced a partnership with Doctors Without Borders, or DWB, that began on October 14th. Working together, they have already uploaded 6500 immunization records to the blockchain, with a goal of 76000 by 2022.Most of the recorded immunizations are COVID 19 vaccines, but the company stated that the eventually the goal is to store all patient medical records on the blockchain, where they....
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the government agency responsible for approving and regulating medical products, announced today its intent to study blockchain tech. Revealed in press materials published by IBM Watson Health, the research initiative will find the FDA teaming with IBM to explore how data from electronic medical records, clinical trials and health data from wearable devices could be better shared and audited using a blockchain. Initial tests will focus on clinical trials and real-world evidence data related to oncological data, according to the statements.....
MedVault, a proof-of-concept that would allow patients to record medical information on the bitcoin blockchain, won €5,000 in prize money at the Blockchain Hackathon this weekend. The event - held in Ireland and sponsored by Fidelity Investments, Deloitte and Citi - saw approximately 150 participants pitch ideas, form teams and build on concepts in just 50 hours. Graham Rhodes, a MedVault developer, indicated that the project was able to separate from the competition because of its use of the blockchain to "anonymize" medical records. Rhodes told CoinDesk: "[We're] giving the patients....
Blockchain-based company Factom has announced it will soon secure medical records on its platform. The firm received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to provide immutable and easily accessible records. Gates Foundation Grant to Produce Distributed Medical Database. Factom, the blockchain as-a-service (BaaS) technology company, has....
The storage of Electronic Health Records (EHR) in the United Arab Emirates could soon be revolutionized after the development and implementation of storing patient records on a blockchain. A partnership between UAE Telecom du, a telecom and broadband provider and NMC Healthcare, a major private healthcare provider in the region will be the first to introduce blockchain technology into the management of patient information within the UAE, according to a report by regional tech publication ITP. Some of the core characteristics of blockchain technology, including data integrity and....