The VeChain Foundation, in cooperation with I-Dante, has developed a new application that provides an archiving solution for data records related to coronavirus and antibody tests.

The new app is called “E-HCert” and is built on the VeChain blockchain.

The app aims to help fight the ongoing coronavirus pandemic by providing a permanent and efficient exchange of data.

describe The VeChain Foundation claims the new app is a product of the success of the VeChain and I-Dante partnership on previous projects that led to the new venture.

It was recently announced that the two companies have developed a digital health passport on VeChain in the form of ToolChain, which is already used by the Mediterranean Hospital in Cyprus, which we talked about previously on Bitcoin Arab:

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VeChain project launches platform for managing medical data on the blockchain

The hospital itself will also make a practical application of the new product “E-HCert”.

The E-HCert app is an electronic health record that provides hospitals with a quick and easy way to summarize patients’ coronavirus test data and get a final result about a person’s health status.

Additionally, the app will enable government agencies, employers and other stakeholders to access the above health information, with the patient being able to decide for themselves whether or not to share the data.

The current systems in use have many shortcomings in terms of flexibility, interoperability, stability, traceability, compliance and cost.

In this regard, VeChain told the following:

There is an urgent need to collect reliable and standardized encrypted medical records that can be safely shared among multiple parties.

This is where blockchain technology comes in and becomes the realistic option for such an implementation.

How the “E-HCert” app works:

Like we mentioned above, the E-HCert app will store the data of coronavirus patients and antibody test results.

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When the Cypriot citizen goes to the hospital’s coronavirus lab and undergoes an RT-PCR and antibody test, the test and medical records will be encrypted and uploaded to the VeChain blockchain.

The recorded results can then be viewed unchanged in the E-HCert app.

According to the VeChain Foundation, the application enables the patient to have complete control over their data, which with their consent can be used to prove their health. The VeChain blog described it as follows:

Through this profile, citizens of the Republic of Cyprus will be able to comply with local health regulations and quarantine in order to return to work, take a trip abroad, and obtain permission to carry out various activities.

Due to urgency, the E-HCert application will be officially launched at the end of May 2020.

The application will then be used by the Mediterranean Hospital in Cyprus to store the patients’ coronavirus test file.

VeChain competes with Amazon, Google and Microsoft in hospital systems:

According to VeChain, its technology represents an alternative to those offered by internet giants such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft.

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According to a recent report, 33 of 50 hospitals in the United States were monitored using the systems of one of the three service providers (Amazon, Google and Microsoft) to store their data, and each of them seeks to control the health care system.

Unlike centralized corporate systems, the VeChain blockchain offers a solution that gives each patient the opportunity to securely and decentralize their electronic health data, with full file control.

In this sense, the VeChain Foundation is striving to carve out a place in decentralized e-health, as VeChain describes it as:

Compared to traditional technologies, blockchain technology provides much better opportunities for companies to review and redesign their healthcare data systems, and improve overall workflow design, while at the same time enabling each patient to keep their electronic healthcare records securely.

As one of the world’s leading public blockchain platforms, VeChain aims to use its expertise in the blockchain industry to enable more partners and companies in the healthcare sector to take advantage of blockchain technology and bring its applications to life.

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