Medibloc;Improving healthcare access and experience by redistributing value of personal healthcare data.

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The usage of blockchain is getting endless as each day passes by. Have heard of it being used in the finance department, transaction ,sales, advertising , but hearing the fact that blockchain:-which represents the new age of decentralization could also be used in the aspect of science,medical science to be specific. Isn't that outrageous?.. I mean,blockchakn is damn full of surprises but this is a step higher than my expectation.
In this article ,I'll be bringing to you the idea of an organization to make use of blockchain to facilitate medical related information dissemination and easy access. They call themselves MEDIBLOC. I Will be enlightening you on the following:-

°How they will change the medical data industry

°what is the impact of having full control over
your medical records?

°How can this impact the way medical data are used in the medical field and other parties such as insurers and researchers.

°what is the effect of having established partnership with corporations on the integration of MEDIBLOC once MainNet is launched.

°How is digital medical data storage superior to the traditional medical data storage methods.

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To begin with,the transfer of information between two medical institutions is prohibited unless it is done at the knowledge of the patient. A medical organization just cannot go ahead and transfer details about a patient to other institutions which is because information from some particular hospitals cannot be transfered to other hospitals and as such, if a patient visit 5 different hospitals they will all diagnose him/her with the same disease which the patient had already being diagnosed before and still isn't cured of the disease instead, if they have the previous medical report of the patient at hand, knowing he/she had already been diagnosed of a particular ailment, they can then focus on another point of view instead of starting all over again and arriving at same point as other visited hospitals. Though sharing medical report is allowed to a minimum level on when it is utmost to needed to be shared, what if each patient can have access to his/her own report at his/her disposal anytime ,accessible through the Internet anywhere ,when needed , without any infringement, doesn't that solve all the problems?. Of course it does!
Though efforts have been made to enhance the transfer of a patient's medical records , that still have some shortcomings such as inability to ensure a high degree of security, reliability and transparency. Most hospital data cannot be digitalized, making it difficult to exchange data among institutions. Patients information kept at medical centres are prone to getting leaked out to unwanted parties whether through internal breach or getting hacked , all because of their insecurity and lack of reliability. In some medical institutions, patients medical report are being handed over to other institutions without the consent of the patient.
After identifying these problems encountered in the world of medical maladministration, MEDIBLOC have come to conclusion to send this issues packing through the introduction of a decentralized platform that allow each and every patient to have access to their report and only them alone can give access to whoever they want ,to have access to their reports. This new idea is secure and reliable compared to the used centralized method which deprive patients their utmost right to their health information and often lead to repeated test and continuous diagnose of the same disease when they could have easily look from another dimension.

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MEDIBLOC is more than a data exchange service. It is a healthcare data platform that opens the possibility for variety of services. Developers will be able to use the open-source API and SDK to create services using the MEDIBLOC platform

MEDIBLOC look forward to achieving their objectives to create a better digitalized system. These includes:-
MAXIMUM SECURITY;
Medical corporations have access to medical reports of patients, this often put private information at stake as most times, mistakes occur and such information gets leaked to outside parties, to stop this ,MEDIBLOC will give access to every patient to be the only one to give a GO when his reports are about to be checked , they are in the patients keep and they collect all related reports regarding their ailment. This will reduce the risk of information being leaked to unwanted parties.

HIGH RELIABILITY;-
MEDIBLOC will make their new platform highly reliable, apart from utmost security, they'll also ensure a backup data in case of information loss , it can be easily retrieved from their back up storage which they've made available by storing patients healthcare information in a decentralized data storage.

HIGH LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY;-
Transparency which is the degree of accessibility to view. MEDIBLOC will ensure transparency by keeping tab of each person that views, writes or make use of the patient's information. Though blockchain which is a decentralized system and by that difficult to track ,by one means or the other, that will ensure the record of each access done either with the consent or behind the patient's back. Doing this ,they can conveniently stop the autonomous access by medical practitioners concerning patients information.

**HIGH INTEROPERABILITY **;-

"The ability of software systems that may be running under different operating systems and hardware to exchange information through compliance with technical [interoperability] specifications, which typically define how different file formats and messaging protocols can work together(oxford dictionary)."
MEDIBLOC offers interoperability incomparable with the current healthcare information system.

HIGH ACCESSIBILITY:-
MEDIBLOC wants to ensure that medical information are not only accessible through medical institutions but from anywhere through the Internet, when the patient wants it, where the patient wants it, everything at their reach and care, thereby deleting central delegations from accessing them without the patient's consent.

√ when a patient have full access to their own reports , this will reduce then passing through or undergoing repeated tests as previous test result will be stated in their record, further test can then be conducted to arrive at a solution instead of starting from the scratch. It will also reduce situations of information getting leaked as patients now serve as their own information guard. It will as well facilitate the exchange of information between medical institutions as the blockchain is in play. Even information recorded by patients themselves can be stored in MEDIBLOC.

MEDIBLOC platform structure
This consists of 3 layers:

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•The core layer; blockchain can only take in limited number of reports :- they have low storing capacity. MEDIBLOC then will create a separate storage faculty (secondary storage) where patient's information can be kept and can only be accessed BT the patient and the patient alone with their private key. Also provides backups in the event of information loss.

•The service layer: this is used to connect the first layer and the third layer together to allow for data to be transferred.

•The application layer; here, various applications can be used to access the information stored in the MEDIBLOC as long as it is in conformity with the platform's requirements. "To allow for easy access, they offer SDK which will help create applications that can be linked to the MEDIBLOC platform"

THE P2P HEALTHCARE DATA MARKET;
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The demand for healthcare data is increasing, unlike some private companies that have monopolized the distribution of healthcare information, MEDIBLOC will allow patients to exchange healthcare data with medical researchers, institutions, companies ,etc. The need for new information about newly discovered alimenst, treatments, care ,vaccines can be exchanged between patients and medical researchers.

√Using MEDIBLOC, patient won't even need to visit hospitals or go to their medical insurance company because as soon as a treatment is made , they'll be billed automatically from their insurance plan ,therefore eliminating the need to ask of certain cost will be covered before taking such treatments.

√using MEDIBLOC, patients can keep track of their medical condition, the kind of treatment received, the procedure used, if need arise for self medication , the prescriptions and how they'll be administered.

In conclusion
To conclude everything, with the introduction of MEDIBLOC comes some benefits to both the industry which include them being free from day in day out loss of medical information as a large sum of money is lost to medical information theft worldwide. The security promised by MEDIBLOC also extends to the medical industry indirectly as they now need not to worry about the problem encountered when trying to digitalize their information which often leave then prone to cyber attacks such as hacking and other means of theft-: such as an inside man leaking information to a third party. All information will be at the hands of the patient, he makes the decision on what to do by securing it with his private key.

Let's say am stranded, no cash on me and I need to get a treatment , is this possible?. YES IT IS !!. This is possible in the sense that, when a MEDIBLOC platform is operated, such patient's account is linked with his insurance policies which covers cost of treatment, medicines, tests, etc. Even if he doesnt have any deposit there. Patient need not to worry about going to the insurance company at first to ask of they'll cover the cost for the treatment about to be received. The patient's MEDIBLOC account is already linked to their insurance and as soon as a treatment is received,the fee is charged from there.

These are some of the benefits of MEDIBLOC to the industry and patients anynwere at anytime.

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The Medibloc team
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MEDIBLOC'S ROAD MAP
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**MEDIBLOC HAVE THEIR TOKEN MODELScreenshot_20180709-030458.png,FOR INFORMATION ABOUT IT YOU CAN READ THEIR WHITEPAPER

FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLATFORM,HAVE A CHECK OF THEIR WEBSITE HERE FOR REGISTRATION AND MORE INFORMATION.

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This is what I want you to do, write a concluding section at the end, highlighting more benefits of medibloc to the industry, and to patients. Think like if you were stranded, how could this be of benefit to you. Those questions you wrote, look at actually answering them. Think outside the box, and just forget about the whitepaper for a minute.

Perhaps also look at rewriting the introduction. Read everything you wrote again, to ensure that your message has been conveyed easily.

Like those 3 you highlighted, you can write something like "this are some of the benefits of MediBloc to the industry and patients, anywhere at anytime."

Thanks for creating time to read. I was able to adjust few things..Hope am still on point.

Thanks for creating time to read through. O was able to adjust some things. Hope am still on point?

Nice... Much better, but still some work. Uhmm, it doesn't necessarily mean service will be free if you are stranded.... In some cases yes.... But it's more of seeing what insurance covers and reducing the cost... Also, before now, getting a clear picture of what insurance covers, and getting to have it actually work was a pain. Edit that.

You are improving already. I'll leave you my mail. Might be able to help you edit the next one before you post.

[email protected]

OMG!!
Too late already !..just have to wait for the next one.
Thanks again ...will message you before posting the next one.
Again...THANK YOU !!

Okay. You are welcome

By the way, ALWAYS proofread at least, twice.. Can still see a couple of errors... Other response is below, in case you see this first.

Thanks a lot...can't just thank you enough
Am so grateful

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