South Korea to use blockchain for medical records management from 2021
Today the South Korea government announced that they will applya blockchain-based DID service to protect patient ID’s and medical records starting in 2021.
The Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport made the announcement today. The announcement made it clear that their decision was directly related to President Jaein Moon’s Green New Deal. The Green New Deal consists of 12 specific tasks targeted at various fields across the country.
One of those tasks is to strengthen the security of non-face-to-face medical and educational fields that have emerged as concerns since Covid-19 began to dramatically affect the lives of everyone around the globe. The government has determined that the best way to handle that challenge in the short and medium-term is with DID and blockchain technology.
An official from the MInistry of Science and ICT noted that although it was not part of previous technology proliferation strategies, blockchain technology and DID were added to reflect the government’s commitment to responsibly handling the Coronavirus situation. They have pledged to present a proof of work next year.
Providing Solutions with Telehealth
Telehealth is the term now given to non-face-to-face healthcare treatment. The phenomenon has become a threat to patient well-being as many caregivers and patients alike struggle to adapt to the technology. The Korean government has apparently taken steps to facilitate that adaptation period.
The government is showing a good deal of concern for the implementation of this technology. A representative said today that they would promote the expediency of the implementation process by providing free devices and expand existing demonstration programs for health insurance providers.
The main concern is to protect patients’ medical data against forgery which is why blockchain-based DID technology will be implemented. A mobile app for organizing and transmitting electronic medical documents is already in the works from Sejong Telecom as part of the Busan Blockchain Regulatory Free Zone.
Under the current arrangement, Sejong Telecom will establish a personal medical data ecosystem where individuals can manage and control their own medical information. The platform will be developed with underlying blockchain technology and Hyperledger Fabric mainly to prevent counterfeiting and forgery. Reliable security and transparency of medical data transactions can be expected from this platform.
Although well-known among crypto traders in Korea, globally Solve.Care is gaining traction for their efforts in telehealth provision. Solve.Care has been working on their platform for over 2 years and may have valuable input for the teams working on similar projects here. Pradeep Goel, the CEO of Solve.Care, a major blockchain-based healthcare treatment platform stated recently that, “It is clear that we are moving towards a decentralized healthcare system… and access to quality healthcare should not be restricted by barriers such as geography, systemic inefficiencies and administrative bureaucracy.”
This new application of DID is another in the long string of applications government ministries have made public this year. Other projects include a mobile drivers license that can be accessed via a mobile device and protects users’ information with a hash. There are also efforts to consolidate personal information gathering between programs on Kakao Suite to reduce the amount of logins needed between programs.
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