On 13 October 2020, IBM Watson Health revealed its latest blockchain certification solution. Digital Health Pass will enable companies to verify employee health status’ while maintaining privacy. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is hoped this will help encourage employees to return to the workplace while allowing employers to calculate their workforce’s potential risk.
Users of Digital Health Pass can manage their data through an encrypted digital wallet on an app. They’ll maintain full control over the storing, managing, and sharing of their health data. For example, it makes it possible to disclose they don’t have COVID-19 without revealing any other health data, or if they wish they can only share their temperature. Employers on the other hand, will be able to design data-driven policies and responses based on employee health status reviews. The platform, built on IBM’s blockchain, can be incorporated into already existing systems and is designed to be used on a wide scale.
Users will need to download the IBM Digital Health Pass or another third-party app. At login, the app will ask for identity verification. When the relevant data is available, e.g., COVID-19 tests or temperature scan results, QR codes are scanned to add this data to the users’ digital wallet, which creates a credential. The credential is accessible and removable at any time.
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