SOSCHAIN is a patent-based collaborative data space that securely organizes and retrieves essential health information through a Unified Health Identifier and an Unified Health Index, providing patients and practitioners with seamless access to healthcare records.
How SOSCHAIN Works
The Unified Health Index operates as a continuously updated index for patient records, gathering data from diverse healthcare systems using the G7 and EU-endorsed International Patient Summary. Acting as an index for health records, the index maintains up-to-date information across sources, accessible from any location. It functions similarly to the index of a book, from which data can be retrieved to construct the sections (or chapters) of the book.
Patients or legal guardians (customers) will be able to select a SOSCHAIN service for maintaining their health index, activated through the signed consent received by an organization within the SOSCHAIN shared data space. This index can then link health records stored in various patient portals worldwide, based on subscriptions from authorized healthcare providers who verify the SOSCHAIN service on the blockchain. These providers will deliver notifications to the SOSCHAIN service, which will then relay updates to the patient or their legal guardians as outlined in the signed consent. This process creates a comprehensive and up-to-date view of a patient’s medical history that aligns with international standards.
In this way, patients and authorized parties (e.g., family members, caregivers) will receive notifications as they provide consent for each healthcare service to communicate with the authorized SOSCHAIN service. This service functions as a gateway or bridge between the decentralized data and the patient (the owner).
This international, unified index is particularly valuable in emergencies and for elderly individuals or those with disabilities, as it ensures they always have accessible, current information in compliance with data protection, portability, and accessibility regulations.
Following global standards for security and privacy, SOSCHAIN ensures that even when traveling or changing healthcare providers, patients retain secure, updated access to their complete health index.
SOSCHAIN Key Features and Benefits
With SOSCHAIN, patients benefit from:
- Unified Health ID (patented): SOSCHAIN provides secure patient identification and streamlined access to health data for authorized parties, linking additional identifiers and relevant health information through signed consents within the Unified Health Index.
- Patient-Centric Control: Patients exercise full control over their data, deciding who can view their data by sections, organization type, territory, and practitioner roles. They can manage permissions for healthcare professionals, emergency responders, and research access.
- Interoperable Access: By enabling data sharing across healthcare providers and regions, SOSCHAIN ensures vital health records are accessible when needed, such as during emergencies or when receiving care outside one’s primary network.
- Encrypted Updates: Patients receive encrypted notifications through their selected SOSCHAIN Gateway Service, enabling a secure, responsive healthcare ecosystem centered on patient privacy and control.
Broad Industry Benefits
SOSCHAIN can be personalized and deployed for various types of organizations, offering unique advantages across sectors based on patient consent:
- Healthcare: Providers can access authorized data for emergencies and care continuity, supporting public-private collaboration in disasters. Blood banks, hospitals, and health agencies can use anonymized data for epidemic and crisis preparedness.
- Protection Services: Civil protection agencies, firefighters, and lifeguards can access essential health information authorized like allergies and medical implants, ensuring timely interventions. Patients can receive notifications from trusted sources, such as emergency plans and preparedness alerts.
- Pharmacy: Pharmacies can access medication information and implanted devices when authorized, to provide necessary treatments and track medical devices in patients, supporting quality control and recall management.
- Research: Research organizations can obtain statistical insights and anonymized patient “digital twins,” accelerating treatment development, especially during pandemics.
- Government: Public health bodies will be able to utilize aggregated, de-identified data across regions to monitor disease trends and improve readiness with cross-border health information.
- Insurance: Insurers can register plans and coverages, enhancing the verification of their offerings and reducing fraud across different coverage types (e.g., health, life, funeral). This is particularly crucial for elderly individuals or those with disabilities, as well as in emergencies, enabling automatic approvals for necessary treatments (e.g. when patients are unconscious or disoriented). This approach ensures prompt medical responses and promotes inclusivity.
- Travel: Certified travel personnel access crucial health information during in-flight emergencies, enabling rapid responses to severe conditions like allergies or heart issues..
Advanced Security for Unified Digital Identity in Healthcare
SOSCHAIN will integrate with major identity providers, including the European eID, for seamless user authentication. Each patient receives a private registry code for enhanced security after login in the identity provider, which is used with other part stored in the SOSCHAIN Service selected by the user in order to be able to regenerate their own cryptographic keys. Key security features include:
- Resilient Cybersecurity: Patient data and communications are secured against cyber threats, even if part of the system is compromised.
- Post-Quantum Resistant Encryption: Cryptographic keys are designed to withstand post-quantum threats, ensuring long-term data protection.
- Trusted Verifiable Credentials: Signed by a SOSCHAIN Service, these credentials streamline processes and reduce bureaucracy by including essential information for related individuals, such as a mother’s birth certificate or a death certificate..
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More information: https://github.com/soschain/docs
