ANN [PTOY] Patientory Healthcare on the Blockchain

[jimhsu]

Thanks for sharing. The concept is certainly innovative. However as a medical professional, I had some questions:

• Why does your project need a blockchain structure as opposed to a centralized database (per HealthVault, Epic, etc)? The product that you showed is obviously a thin client, so are full clients storage nodes?
• The structure seems akin to projects such as SiaCoin and Storj, but with a medical twist. How does such data (even encrypted) maintain HIPAA compliance across state and possibly national borders? Do you consider your project a HIPAA-compliant cloud?
• How do you see the storage utilization of your nodes compared to the two above projects? (this gets back to the "Why blockchain" question.)
• Why did you select Ethereum for your blockchain of choice for token issuances?
• Do you plan to engage the traditional EHR providers such as Epic to facilitate the initial data preload as well as extensions for utilizing your blockchain/database? If not, how do you expect to get patient data onto the network? From doctors/nurses? Patients? etc

Apologies if some of these are addressed through the whitepaper; haven't had the time to thoroughly peruse it yet. Your responses greatly appreciated.

[cengsuwuei]

only ico no bounty?

you must read op write
bounty signature campaign coming soon, i thin still need design signature before launch signature campaign
you only wait PTY open bounty

[szachta]

You are plan open sig bounty maybe also twitter an fb?

[Patientory]

Thanks for sharing. The concept is certainly innovative. However as a medical professional, I had some questions:

• Why does your project need a blockchain structure as opposed to a centralized database (per HealthVault, Epic, etc)? The product that you showed is obviously a thin client, so are full clients storage nodes?
• The structure seems akin to projects such as SiaCoin and Storj, but with a medical twist. How does such data (even encrypted) maintain HIPAA compliance across state and possibly national borders? Do you consider your project a HIPAA-compliant cloud?
• How do you see the storage utilization of your nodes compared to the two above projects? (this gets back to the "Why blockchain" question.)
• Why did you select Ethereum for your blockchain of choice for token issuances?
• Do you plan to engage the traditional EHR providers such as Epic to facilitate the initial data preload as well as extensions for utilizing your blockchain/database? If not, how do you expect to get patient data onto the network? From doctors/nurses? Patients? etc

Apologies if some of these are addressed through the whitepaper; haven't had the time to thoroughly peruse it yet. Your responses greatly appreciated.

All GREAT questions! Thank you for asking!! Please see answers below:

• Why does your project need a blockchain structure as opposed to a centralized database (per HealthVault, Epic, etc)? The product that you showed is obviously a thin client, so are full clients storage nodes?

- Centralized databases are currently prone to cyberattacks and they are not interoperable. Blockchain gives us the infrastructure to connect with multiple EMR centralized databases (nodes) ie: Epic, Cerner, etc. for a longitudinal patient record.

• The structure seems akin to projects such as SiaCoin and Storj, but with a medical twist. How does such data (even encrypted) maintain HIPAA compliance across state and possibly national borders? Do you consider your project a HIPAA-compliant cloud?

Since we are run on a private Ethereum blockchain (permissioned blockchain) with encryption we fulfill HIPAA regulatory requirements on a national level.

• How do you see the storage utilization of your nodes compared to the two above projects? (this gets back to the "Why blockchain" question.)

Currently, we are working with pilots to securely transfer health information across different centralized database infrastructures.

• Why did you select Ethereum for your blockchain of choice for token issuances?

Ethereum allows us to also execute smart contracts which is a high priority for the insurance industry.

• Do you plan to engage the traditional EHR providers such as Epic to facilitate the initial data preload as well as extensions for utilizing your blockchain/database? If not, how do you expect to get patient data onto the network? From doctors/nurses? Patients? Our customers are hospitals and healthcare organizations that utilize different EMR (electronic medical record) vendors. We have APIs that currently push and pull data from Epic, Cerner, Allscripts and Meditech.

[tokenmarket]

https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2017/04/99178-patientory-launches-healthcare-crypto-token-currency/

[anarc]

German native speaker with connections to German healthcare sector. I could do the German translation if you are interested.

[m1000]

Hello.

I can't to signup here:
https://patientory.slack.com/signup

because I do not have such emails:

@cryptolandpr.com
@storj.io

etc...

What should I do?
My email is

@gmail.com

[wiss19]

waiting for bounty's program

I think this is good in the future

[marfich97]

I reserve Russian and Ukrainian translations, if necessary!

[Patientory]

Hello.

I can't to signup here:
https://patientory.slack.com/signup

because I do not have such emails:

@cryptolandpr.com
@storj.io

etc...

What should I do?
My email is

@gmail.com

Slack currently does not recognize @gmail.com! Anyone who is trying to join Slack, please continue to message for an invitation. Thank You!

[veves1]

There is already PTY PROTOTYPECOIN  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=964562

[moroseneng]

Hi slack invitation didn't work, and also should i translate the ann now?

[moroseneng]

Hi slack invitation didn't work, and also should i translate the ann now?

Hi! please message us your info and we will add you slack channel. Also join our Telegram: http://[Suspicious link removed]/2pwKssZ

We will be releasing the bounty soon!

Hi dev, please check pm

[RAGEmond]

I could handle the german thread / translation, let me know .. native german speaker from switzerland

[Watanabe1505]

Im interested in this project and I can do Vietnamese translation for this project, PM if im accepted thanks

[Cryptorials]

This looks kind of interesting. The team seem to have a good background and to have laid solid groundwork before starting the ICO.

[marcus1986]

Interesting project. We need more information about it.

[BtcMan2009]

Pretty on your interesting. It would be good to learn for more information about the project. Dev please fill the home page information. Still interested in bounties, will there be any bounties?

[moroseneng]

Interesting project. We need more information about it.

If you want more information you can read the whitepaper, there is many information about the project

[Wexfgy12]

How does the monetizaiton aspect of it work?
If I am a patient, do I have to own PTY to have my information stored and so on?
Or will the healthcare providers hospitals etc be the ones who have to have PTY?
Will this be done in an intuitive way where you dont need to actually buy crypto or anything?