Blockchain Powered Integrated Health Profile and Record Management System for Seamless Consultation Leveraging Unique Identifiers

The Integrated Health Profile (IHP) leverages blockchain technology and smart contracts to establish a decentralized and tamper-resistant platform for the storage and sharing of decentralized health records (DHRs). Secured remote access to doctor-patient data is the need of the hour as the world moves towards home-based online services. In the IHP, each patient is assigned a unique identifier, and their health records are securely stored and linked to this identifier. The implementation of an individualized IHP card is the center of the IHP framework, which serves as a comprehensive repository for a patient's health records, including reports, prescriptions, medical bills, and insurance receipts. The IHP card is equipped with a unique QR code linked to the patient's unique identifier (UID). When scanned by a medical practitioner, the patient receives a one-time password (OTP) via a two-factor authentication process, providing an additional layer of consent and security. Upon successful verification, the doctor gains access to a specific subset of the patient's shared records, ensuring the patient's privacy is respected. The IHP framework significantly streamlines the customer intake process, eliminating the need for manual data entry at healthcare facility receptions. This reduction in administrative tasks minimizes waiting times and improves overall operational efficiency. Furthermore, by integrating the customer's medical history with the IHP card, medical service providers gain comprehensive insights into the customer's health status, facilitating accurate diagnoses and personalized treatment plans. To enable efficient healthcare service discovery, the IHP framework utilizes standardized application programming interfaces (APIs) to connect customer-centric applications (CCAs) with medical service provider applications (MSPs). Through these APIs, CCAs can access real-time information on available healthcare facilities, ensuring customers receive accurate and up-to-date details regarding their healthcare options.