Medical data is generally stored in separate locations and is not always easily accessible to patients and research institutions. It can be vulnerable to security breaches and identity theft – and at the same time, scientists do not always have access to data for biomedical research and the development of new treatments. My Health My Data (MHMD) aims to use blockchain technology to enable medical data to be stored and transmitted safely and effectively.
MHMD project is centred on the connection between organisations and individuals, encouraging hospitals to start making anonymised data available for open research, while prompting citizens to become the ultimate owners and controllers of their health data.
MyHealthMyData will create a platform relying on the blockchain system, a digital ledger where data transactions are visible to the entire network of stakeholders, minimizing any possibility of fraudulent usage. A dynamic consent interface will allow users to grant, deny or revoke consent to data access for different uses according to their preferences. The project will explore the feasibility of applications leveraging the value of large clinical datasets, particularly advanced data analytics, medical annotation retrieval engines and patient-specific models for physiological prediction.
Project in brief
• Total budget: EUR 3 455 190 funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
• Period: 11/2016 – 10/2019
• Countries involved: Italy (coordinator), Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Romania, Switzerland and the UK (hospitals, universities and private companies)
Meet and share your experience with professionals engaged in harnessing the potential of Blockchain for international development at the first Blockchain for Development Forum to unfold in Southeastern Europe. The event is scheduled for November 7th, 2018, and is due to take place at Opera Plaza Hotel in Cluj, Romania.
Original source: European Commission
Published on 10 April 2018
