Sophia Patrick

Electronic Health Record Using Bitcoin Technology

The data health interoperability is still a problem as of now in health professions and institutions. There has been a record of how to provide an open access to health data, the Blockchain technology, and Smart contracts have been an innovative way of keeping references to Electronic Health Records. This technology gives the patient the right to his or her health record and it also allows health professionals and institutions to access patients data owned by other institutions. The following helps to show how blockchain and smart contracts can be applied to improve EHR giving only the patients and health professionals or institutions permission to health data without the involvement of a third party without permission.