Becker's Healthcare June 18, 2018
The patent, titled “Obtaining a Medical Record Stored on a Blockchain from a Wearable Device,” describes three core devices starting with a wearable — ideally, a bracelet — that acts as the storage hub for the blockchain database, which only holds emergency-specific information to protect privacy. The patent also includes a biometric scanner to capture the patient’s biometric signature and a Radio-Frequency Identification scanner for scanning the wearable device.
Walmart hopes the system will allow medical providers to access a patient’s vital medical...
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