Pragmatic to Prevalent: Digital Identities for Clinical Access Author Discussion with Medilinker Project Team

Abstract

BHTY authors Daniel Toshio Harrell, PhD, Mustafa Abdul-Moheeth MD, and Anjum Khurshid, MD, PhD and podcast host Ryan Wright, BHTY Missouri Ambassador, discuss the Medilinker project. 
 Speakers discuss the scope of the two papers published in BHTY, choice of blockchain use, intention of the project and future growth for this and similar projects. Discover the growing ecosystem of distributed ledger technologies in the healthcare industry and the unique ways to prove concepts in a field where change is slow and graduated in achieving milestones.
 The articles may be accessed below. Readers may ersue the entire ConV2X 2021 Original Research Proceedings Issue here.
 Articles discussed:
 1. Technical Design and Development of a Self-Sovereign Identity Management Platform for Patient-Centric Healthcare Using Blockchain Technology, DOI: https://doi.org/10.30953/bhty.v5.196
 2. Improving Transitions of Care: Designing a Blockchain Application for Patient Identity Management, DOI: https://doi.org/10.30953/bhty.v5.200