Blockchain in Healthcare Today (Jul 2022)

Global Health Passes: Impact on Standards, Interoperability and Economies

  • Jim St. Claire, Executive Director, The Linux Foundation Public Health,
  • Drummond Reed, Chief Trust Officer, Evernym, Co-Chair, Governance Stack Working Group and Co-Chair, Sovrin Governance Framework   Working Group,
  • Marie Wallace, Architect, IBM Digital Health Pass, IBM Watson Health

DOI
https://doi.org/10.30953/bhty.v5.206

Abstract

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One of the most fascinating and important applications for blockchain in healthcare is the decentralization of identity and health data to support vaccination verification. While many approaches and technologies have been introduced, this panel will highlight critical principles of Privacy by Design and using W3C Verifiable Credentials (VCs) with blockchain to securely share health data controlled by individuals.

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