Man realised a long time ago that prevention is better than
cure. His capacity for living by this dictum however remained constrained by a
number of factors such as :
A.
His knowledge of diseases
B.
His knowledge of the early symptoms of ( even
known) diseases
C.
His access to 24/7 monitoring of patients(
potential patients as well as post treatment patients
D.
Lack of continuity in the data concerning
patients,( due to lack of cooperation between medical institutions) even when such data existed
The disruptive power of Blockchain is about to be deployed
in this area of human life.
While there are a number of teams towards this, a project by
the name Xentimentum is the clear leader
of the pack.
Once the intervention is complete, the following changes are
expected amongst others:
1.
No matter the number of places (medical
institutions ) a patient is treated in, no matter the distance between the
places and no matter how far between are
the times of treatment, a patient will have a singular body of medical report.
This body of records will be recorded on the blockchain and accessible from
anywhere in the world and at any time, subject only to appropriate right os
access
2.
There will be larger bodies of anonymised
personal data accessible throughout the world and this will enable a wider spread of the study of diseases which should
accelerate the recognition and treatment of diseases
As we enter into this new era, Blockchain is nit the only
relevant technology. It is being aided by two very important developments,
namely Big Data and Internet of Things (IoT)
As mentioned earlier, the use of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence means that we
are analysing of a bigger body of data
and therefore ca recognise bigger and finer patterns and that we can reach more
valid conclusions.
Let us now look more closely at Internet of Things (IoT) !
Ever greater number of equipments used for measuring vital
data in the medical field are acquiring :
i.
The capacity for digital and therefore more
accurate measure of their targeted data
ii.
Capacity to store anad recall such data such
that the data can be reviewed for patterns and trends
iii.
Capacity to transmit such data in any or all of
the following ways –
a.
To another machine or equipment such that
appropriate reaction or followup action is triggered
b.
To a data aggregation device for both storage
and analysis
c.
To a remotely located care giver , be it human
or robot
This development means that patients (along, in some
instances, with their environment can be monitored 24/7. This happens even when
they are not on admission in a hospital and, when they are on admission,
without medical personnel keeping vigil over their beds,
The above development will assist monitoring medical centres
to have timely knowledge of a change in the condition of patients and to intervene
in a timely manner,
When these facilities are combined with geo-locational
technology, it means that even when the patient is not located within reach at
the time an emergency occurs, he or she can be directed to the nearest location
of expert intervention.
Xentimentum, the coin behind the launch of this new era in
Medical practice will have it s ICO from to but you can pick a few for free in
a an ongoing Bounties program. Given the numerous benefits as outlines earlier,
the coin certainly deserves our support.
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