MediBloc: Health Care in Your Hands
Introduction
Since the inception of the Blockchain in 2008, there has been a continuous growth which has seen the innovation become a need in day to day life. Originally, the Blockchain was thought to be for the betterment of the financial aspect of life, it has since become and still being tipped as one of the solutions to mankind’s everyday live. Take Steemit for example, steemians who have stayed true to the Blockchain have experience an immerse growth in not only social skills but also in tech knowledge and the Steemit Blockchain still fulfills the financial aspect in terms of fast transactions.
However, there’s a saying that health is wealth, after making a large sum of bucks on the blockchain, unfortunately on a hot afternoon you suffer an allergy attack; on getting to the nearest medical center, the accurate allergy could not be diagnosis on time due to inability to reach your medical records from your parent hospital.
MediBloc?
Yes!! MediBloc, this is an open source decentralized platform on the blockchain that collates the medical history of a patient from different affiliated health institutes and updates as changes occurs. With MediBloc, patients are now in charge of their medical records which spare them the time of waiting for medical centers to retrieve their data before proceeding for treatment, another beauty of this is the fact that, these medical records updates once there’s a new development regarding the patient medical state. The process of implementation is quite simple, MediBloc safely gathers medical records from different organizations and devices (even smartphones) and makes it accessible only to the patient; in this case, having a look or updating the records requires permission from the patient and there’s also an option for loved ones to access in case of an emergency; this is definitely the future.
Problems of Medical Records
There have been many problems surrounding medical records over the years;
- A handful of medical centers have issues problems updating appropriately, this may be due to the negligence of the medical record department; in a light of a little issue updating, some personnel can choose to neglect the patient record which in turn can prove deadly in the nearest future.
- Due to lack of strong security, hackers can attack a medical center thereby leading to loss of numerous patient data
- In most cases, there are no privacy measures whatsoever towards patient medical records which should never be the case
In 2017, an article by The Conversation mentioned that 40,000 to 80,000 death in the United States were linked to misdiagnosis, it’s only right to say these deaths could have been prevented if there was easy access to patient’s medical records; this only shows the big solution MediBloc offers to the general public no wonder Forbes acknowledged it as one of the biggest Korean startups in the year 2018.
MediBloc: An Aid for Patients and Medical Research
Patients being in charge of their medical records will not only help them receive medical attention in shorter time, organizations and institutes who are in need of medical data for research can also benefit from this.
MediBloc: The Healthcare Solution Blockchain
Initially, MediBloc was designed to be a DApp on Qtum however, the need for its own blockchain was perceived and it’s currently being worked on. The alpha version is complete and soon the live version will made available. One of the major reasons for the MediBloc blockchain is to allow developers create more interesting application using the integrated Application Programming Interface (API) and Software Development Kit (SDK); currently the version 0.1 of the SDK is available.
Opportunities and Solutions are two major advantages MediBloc offers to user on the blockchain. That’s why we have to acknowledge the two founders Dr. Allen Wookyun Kho and Dr. Eunsol Lee, both professionals have conjured an amazing platform which also has systematic regulations towards medical records
Medical Records Regulations
Partners
MediBloc in such a short while has been recognized by other organizations and platforms ranging from medical centers,other blockchain platforms to world leading organisations, these recognition have given birth quite a number of partnerships.
source: MediBloc
In total, the number of MediBloc partnerships totals at 80+, these partnership includes one of the top 5 accounting firms in the world, Deloitte . This goes to show that MediBloc is a platform with great prestige and initiative.
Token Lisitngs
MED is currently listed on some prominent exchanges
Team
The MediBloc Team is lead by Dr. Allen Wook and Dr. Eunsol Lee followed by a number brilliant minds who have made MediBloc the success it is so far.
Conclusion
medibloc2018
This post has been submitted for the @OriginalWorks Sponsored Writing Contest!
You can also follow @contestbot to be notified of future contests!
@resteemator is a new bot casting votes for its followers. Follow @resteemator and vote this comment to increase your chance to be voted in the future!