Iryo is creating a global network for healthcare data, based on a standardised, zero-knowledge data storage, blockchain access control framework. Iryo’s ecosystem is putting the patient in the center and in complete control of their valuable data. By adopting openEHR medical standards and being open-source, Iryo is solving the issue of interoperability in Healthcare IT from the ground up.
The use of a public blockchain will enable the network to employ a distributed access control list (preventing internal exploits that are common in centralized systems) and provide data immutability through digital fingerprinting. Iryo Tokens will add an additional layer of security (healthcare providers will need to stake a certain amount of tokens to be considered a legitimate actor) and will incentivize data sharing for research purposes.
How it works
Healthcare providers will use Iryo software in their workflows to capture patients’ data. The software will use a technology called proxy re-encryption to encrypt the patient’s health data with the patient’s private key without the patient sharing their key. The encrypted data will then be stored on the patient’s device (Iryo app), on the healthcare provider’s server/cloud and, as an encrypted backup, and stored on Iryo cloud, again as an encrypted backup,. At the same time, a digital fingerprint (hash) of that data will be created and stored on the public blockchain to ensure immutability of data.
Patients will be in complete control of their data and will be able to grant and revoke access to their data via their mobile app. The grants and revocations will be stored on the blockchain, which will remove the possibility of internal fraud that centralized systems inherently harbour.
Data will be stored in OpenEHR format, which will provide interoperability and future compatibility.
Researchers will be able to tap into this global repository of healthcare data by buying tokens and offering them as reward to users who are willing to share that data. In practice, this will look like a simple app notification on the phone asking the user whether they are willing to share a certain piece of information for the purpose of a specific study. If they reject the request, nothing leaves the patient’s device and absolutely no data is ever shared. If they share it, they get the token reward offered by the research institution.
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