The Medicalchain team remain hard at work, developing the MyClinic.com application and the Medicalchain Health Passport.
Our hard work has not gone unnoticed. We recently completed an interview with Trevor Clawson, Forbes contributor. We hope you enjoy reading the published article.
Originally published and sourced from Forbes, written by Trevor Clawson.
“Medicalchain is seeking to address a big problem — namely the fragmented nature of health records here in the UK and elsewhere around the globe. In an ideal world, when a patient sees a doctor, the practitioner in question would have access to a complete medical history before deciding on a treatment. In practice, it’s not so simple. A patient might turn up at an accident and emergency department, visit an unfamiliar General Practitioner when away from home, seek private treatment, or see a doctor when travelling abroad. In all of these scenarios, comprehensive records might not be available, simply because the data is stored in local silos.”
United Kingdom, London: Today Medicalchain announces that they are joining the Blockchain Research Institute (BRI), the foremost independent think tank leading research into the impact of blockchain on business, government and society. The healthcare startup, which will provide patient-centric, borderless healthcare through blockchain technology, joins industry giants Accenture, IBM, Microsoft and SAP, as well as blockchain startup pioneers CarbonX, Digital Asset Holdings, and Polymath, as the institute’s first blockchain for healthcare pioneer.
Medicalchain will support the BRI on its mission to explore blockchain strategies, market opportunities and implementation challenges that the technology presents as well as providing insights from the application of its blockchain based healthcare solution. By contributing to research projects, collaborating with other members and participating in case studies, Medicalchain will help make the blockchain revolution a reality.
Don Tapscott, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute says:
“Using blockchain technology, we can build a more efficient, effective and equitable healthcare system. The Blockchain Research Institute is proud to welcome Medicalchain to our membership as they continue to pioneer breakthrough applications and add a new healthcare string to our bow.”
Dr Abdullah Albeyatti, CEO and Co-Founder of Medicalchain comments:
“Blockchain is already transforming healthcare but the potential impact for patients and doctors is only just starting to be more broadly realised. Being recognised as a pioneer by the Blockchain Research Institute is a significant milestone for us, and through collaboration with the leading minds in blockchain, we look forward to accelerating this transformation through blockchain solutions for healthcare by empowering patients to own their health data and access borderless healthcare.”
The Blockchain Research Institute is a multi-million-dollar global research initiative undertaking the definitive investigation of blockchain strategies, opportunities, and implementation challenges. It is led by 40 of the world’s leading blockchain thinkers and practitioners and sponsored by many of the world’s most important companies and governments. The Blockchain Research Institute regularly puts out research projects that are accessible to its members; to date over 70+ projects have been put out.
A collaboration of technology and healthcare specialists seeking to prove the value of blockchain in healthcare.
United Kingdom, London: Today, Medicalchain announced that it signed a joint working agreement with the internationally renowned Mayo Clinic. The two organisations will work together to explore the potential benefits of blockchain technology in healthcare, with a vision to develop a variety of services in the future.
The US based Mayo Clinic has unparalleled expertise and was ranked the top hospital nationally by the U.S. News & World Report rankings of top hospitals.
Mayo Clinic is top ranked in a wide range of specialities, including diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology, geriatrics, gynecology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, pulmonology and urology.
“We are thrilled to be working with Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic will provide their world-class healthcare and health IT expertise, while Medicalchain will provide our knowledge of blockchain and crypto. Together we will work on several use cases using blockchain based electronic health records. There’s a lot of opportunity out there, and we feel this working agreement will be of benefit to all healthcare stakeholders.”
Dr Abdullah Albeyatti, CEO of Medicalchain.
Blockchain technology is a revolutionary innovation that first gained traction within financial services for its ability to speed up transactions, reduce costs, and provide a shared immutable ledger. The same principles are widely applicable to healthcare and show promise in addressing some of the systemic problems our systems face today, such as data security, fragmentation, high costs, and lack of patient centricity. The joint working agreement between Mayo Clinic and Medicalchain is a step forward in realising this vision.
Connecting patients with their doctor, from anywhere in the world.
London — 16th May, 2018 — Medicalchain, a company utilising blockchain technology to disrupt healthcare, announced MyClinic.com, the first application to be released by the organisation. MyClinic.com is the first cross-border, telemedicine platform, that will enable patients to complete video consultations with their doctor, and pay using MedTokens (MTN).
“We are excited to share the first application, powered by Medicalchain. MyClinic.com will be piloted with patients registered at The Groves Medical Practice and The Groves’ General Practitioners, from July 2018, and will be launched to the general public later this year.” Dr. Abdullah Albeyatti, Co-Founder and CEO, Medicalchain.
MyClinic.com is a telemedicine application that utilises Medicalchain’s blockchain technology to connect patients with their doctor through a convenient and secure video consultation platform. MyClinic.com exists to build better relationships between doctors and their patients, especially when access to healthcare is difficult. At the same time MyClinic.com will give patients the power to choose the best doctors to consult with, anywhere in the world.
“We are working together with patients, health professionals and technology specialists to ensure that MyClinic.com will seamlessly integrate into current healthcare services, and provide patients with a better experience of healthcare.” Mo Tayeb, Co-Founder and COO, Medicalchain.
MyClinic.com, powered by Medicalchain.
Like other future Medicalchain powered applications, MyClinic.com will incorporate Medicalchain’s blockchain based Health Passport, which utilises Hyperledger Fabric to provide patients with the power to access their personal health records immediately and share them with whomever they choose. Patients utilising MyClinic.com will be able to securely and instantaneously share personal health records with their doctor, from anywhere in the world, ensuring that every doctor has the information required to complete a thorough assessment.
Partnering organisations will be able to display Medicalchain’s Health Passport icon, to illustrate their commitment to patient-centered care.
About Medicalchain
Medicalchain is an organisation focused on building patient-centric, borderless healthcare, by developing solutions and services that utilise blockchain technology. Medicalchain’s mission is to empower every person to own their health, by giving patients full immediate access to view and share their health data, while connecting them with an ecosystem of the world’s best healthcare practitioners and providers.
Medicalchain, a blockchain for electronic health records platform, is excited to announce the listing of MedTokens (MTN) on Bitfinex, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. MedTokens debuted on Bitfinex with 11 other currencies on April 7th.
Launching on Bitfinex is a big development for MedTokens; it deepens liquidity, extends the potential pool of token holders, and offers a new venue for trading.
Medicalchain’s CEO, Dr. Abdullah Albeyatti, said the following about MedToken’s listing:
We are excited to join the other renowned cryptocurrencies hosted on the Bitfinex exchange. To be amongst the other top world wide cryptocurrencies speaks volumes of the hard work we have put in at Medicalchain to be included in this highly competitive and selective exchange.
Jean-Louis van der Velde, the Chief Executive Officer of Bitfinex, had this to say about adding 12 new currencies for trading:
“The introduction of such a large selection of tokens, representing a diverse array of blockchain-based projects, marks an exciting development for Bitfinex. We are proud to introduce these as we believe that each token serves to strengthen and enliven a unique aspect of the global blockchain ecosystem, and will offer new and exciting trading options for our users.”
“We are excited to be going the extra distance to accommodate the needs and expectations of our traders. Looking forward, we will continue to expand our service offerings to best address their needs, and to maintain an advanced and supportive trading platform for the growing digital asset community.”
You can read the announcement by Bitfinex here and view the listing on Bitfinex itself.
The pilot partnership will be open to over 30,000 patients
The Groves will be using Medicalchain’s telemedicine application and offer their patients the ability to pay in MedTokens.
London, March 6th, 2018: Medicalchain, the decentralised blockchain platform that enables secure, fast and transparent exchange of medical records by patients and doctors, is thrilled to announce a partnership with The Groves Medical Group, based in London, UK. The Groves will be the first medical practice in the UK to use blockchain technology and to accept cryptocurrency as payment for health services, broadening access to private healthcare across its four medical centres.
Medicalchain plans to put everyone in control of their health records and be a partner in their healthcare management. The Groves group is the perfect partner for this pilot, consisting of four GP practices, supporting over 30,000 registered patients and 1,000 private patient families.
The pilot is the first application for Medicalchain’s platform, powered by Hyperledger’s open source blockchain technology, that allows patients to take full control of their healthcare records through blockchain technology and will provide access to flexible telemedicine services.
The pilot, which commences in July 2018, will allow Medicalchain to gather feedback from doctors and patients to refine its platform and continue development ahead of its global launch. Groves’ registered patients will be able to create a free wallet which will hold and manage access to their health records. GP video consultations will also be available to patients, offering the flexibility to see their doctor at a time and place suited to their needs. The platform will then give patients the option to pay for services using cryptocurrency, with users being incentivised to pay for telemedicine services with Medicalchain’s MedTokens.
“This is a unique opportunity to work with the leaders in blockchain for healthcare and offer our patients cutting-edge technology. We believe that by empowering people to choose how they access healthcare, we can reduce the burden on public health services. The goal is to improve health services, not only in the UK but across the world, and with Medicalchain we believe we can be a part of that.” said Dr Vince Grippaudo, Senior Partner at The Groves.
Details of the pilot project are currently being refined by both parties with further information due to be announced in the coming weeks.
“I would like to thank The Groves Medical Group for their support and commitment to this project and applaud them for being leaders and pioneers in modern-day healthcare. I would also like to thank our community for their continued support and our team here at Medicalchain who have worked tirelessly to perfect the platform and secure this partnership.” says CEO and Co-Founder Dr Abdullah Albeyatti.
The team at Medicalchain appreciates the dedication of its community and the pivotal role it has played in facilitating the project’s success to date. There will be more exciting updates to follow, and the team look forward to sharing more good news shortly.
Medicalchain was founded in 2016 by Dr Abdullah Albeyatti and Mo Tayeb to address inefficiencies in the healthcare industry. It is a decentralised platform that enables secure, fast and transparent exchange and usage of medical data.
Using Hyperledger’s blockchain technology, Medicalchain has created a user-focused electronic health record that can be used by patients and healthcare professionals — including doctors, hospitals, laboratories and insurers alike. It enables patients to consult doctors and medical physicians remotely, wherever they are in the world, in the knowledge that they’ll have access to necessary medical records. Medicalchain also offers an innovative way to connect researchers and patients, rewarding patients with personalised incentives for sharing their anonymised data.
About The Groves Medical Group
The Groves Medical Group is an organisation with 30,000 registered NHS patients over four medical centres, with eight full time partners and 18 salaried doctors as well as specialist nurses. The medical centres offer patients a variety of choice for consultation styles as well as a specialist Clinical Pharmacist and nurse consultations. The Groves are reviewed highly on NHS Choices scoring 4.5/5. The company also encompasses the largest Private GP centre in the area and has been leading their approach to patient-centred care for over 35 years. A well-respected part of the community, The Groves is well known for its leading management to ensure a strong & committed relationship with its patients.
Medicalchain will compensate all voters by airdropping 0.15 Binance (BNB) coins to all MedToken (MTN) and Eidoo (EDO) holders. You only need 0.1 BNB to vote and the rest is to cover the gas cost.
Instructions for Voting
Step 1: Have a wallet which has at least 10 MTN or 1 EDO in it (this shouldn’t be an exchange wallet). If you only have MTN/EDO on an exchange you will need to withdraw at least 10 MTN/ 1 EDO into your personal wallet.
Step 2:Create a Binance account here – if you haven’t received your BNB coin, wait for an airdrop of 0.15 BNB (Binance Coin) into your wallet.
There will be an airdrop every 12 hours to allow new token holders to receive the BNB Coin. Medicalchain will send emails/alerts over the next few days to remind users of the airdrops.
Step 3: Add BNB to your wallet. On Eidoo this is automatic. On MyEtherWallet you will need to add the token details below:
Robert Miller to talk about blockchain, healthcare, and ICOs.
February 11th, 2018 — Robert Miller from Medicalchain will be presenting to Mayo Clinic on Monday February 12th 2018. Robert will be talking about Bitcoin, Initial Coin Offerings, as well as sharing his framework for how to apply blockchain technology to healthcare, and exploring several practical use cases. He will be giving an education presentation at Mayo Clinic’s Rochester campus (Department of Business Development) which will be live streamed to multiple Mayo Clinic campuses around the nation and distributed internally
Medicalchain is a decentralised platform that enables secure and transparent exchange and usage of health records. Utilising blockchain technology, Medicalchain creates a single true version of an individual’s electronic health record, ensuring the right data is available to the right professional at the right time. By leveraging Medicalchain’s technology, patients will be empowered to share their health records with health professionals on a case by case basis. Interactions with a patient’s health record are stored as transactions on Medicalchain’s blockchain.
Robert Miller was one of the first employees at Medicalchain and has seen every stage of the platform’s development. Having helped implement a blockchain solution, he has a unique perspective on the value of blockchain in healthcare.
Medicalchain is seeking to build a thriving ecosystem of applications and services on top of its blockchain. These applications and services will use Medicalchain’s blockchain and be powered by users’ health data. Medicalchain is developing two of these applications: a telemedicine consultation and a health data marketplace. Using Medicalchain’s telemedicine application, patients and doctors will communicate using mobile, tablet, or desktop video conferencing. Patients will also have the ability to share their full health record with the doctor during their consultation. With the health data marketplace, patients will be enabled to commercialise their health record by leasing it to researchers in return for Medicalchain’s cryptocurrency. What’s more, Medicalchain is inviting third party developers to build their applications on its platform.
About Medicalchain Medicalchain was founded in 2016 by Dr Abdullah Albeyatti and Mo Tayeb to address inefficiencies in the healthcare industry. It is a decentralised platform that enables secure, fast and transparent exchange and usage of medical data.
Using blockchain technology, Medicalchain has created a user-focused electronic health record that can be used by patients and healthcare professionals — including doctors, hospitals, laboratories and insurers alike. It enables patients to consult doctors and medical physicians remotely, wherever they are in the world, in the knowledge that they’ll have access to necessary medical records. Medicalchain also offers an innovative way to connect researchers and patients, rewarding patients with personalised incentives for sharing their anonymised data.
Medicalchain, a blockchain for electronic health records platform, is excited to announce the listing of MedTokens (MTN) on 5 different exchanges. On Monday February 5th at 3:00 UTC, MedTokens will start trading on these exchanges:
Launching on these 5 exchanges is intended to give users a secure and highly liquid marketplace for trading in all major coins. MedTokens are now unlocked so you can proceed to deposit with your preferred exchange.
The listings follow the recent success of Medicalchain’s initial coin offering, during which Medicalchain received more than 45,000 applications in 2 minutes, and completed their hard cap of $24 million.
