South Korea’s Gangwan-do province plans to use blockchain and AI to manage chronic cardiovascular disease data without a hospital visit, according to a Yonhap News report. The platform is part of a more extensive health monitoring project for chronic diseases in Gangwan-do.
The health project is one of the ten different public services that are trialing blockchain. The initiative will run until December 2020 and has received funding of 1.1 billion won ($886,453).
Chronic diseases and ailments require frequent hospital visits and constant observation. The goal is to develop a solution to remotely manage chronic issues, including self-care before hospital visits as well as post-hospital visit care.
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