Medicalchain has announced a partnership with London-based The Groves Medical Group. The medical practice supports over 30,000 registered patients and plans to offer telemedicine consultations.
The blockchain company plans for patients to take control over their electronic healthcare records (EHR) and move away from centralized storage by putting encrypted EHRs on a blockchain. Once the medical records are stored, various applications can connect to the blockchain.
The first two applications being developed are a doctor-to-patient telemedicine app and a health data marketplace. With a pilot starting in July 2018, Groves plans to enable their patients to have video consultations with a doctor via their phone. So the key difference compared to existing telemedicine apps is the ability to access the medical records, a significant advantage.
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