Healthcare transaction validation via blockchain, systems and methods
AssigneeNant Holdings IP, LLC
InventorNicholas J. Witchey
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Abstract
Healthcare transaction validation systems and methods are presented. Healthcare transactions associated with a stakeholder are compiled into a chain of healthcare transaction blocks. The chain can be considered a chronicle of person's healthcare path through life. When a transaction is conducted, the corresponding healthcare parameters (e.g., inputs, outputs, clinical evidence, outcomes, etc.) are sent to one or more validation devices. The devices establish a validity of the transaction and generate a new block via a proof-of-work principle. Once the new block has been calculated it can be appended to the stakeholder's health care blockchain.
Claims15
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium which comprises instructions, that when executed by one or more computer processors of one or more computers coupled to a network, to:
- receive health care transaction data corresponding to a plurality of health care transactions, the plurality of health care transactions including transactions corresponding to at least a first transaction participant and a second transaction participant associated with, respectively, a first historical healthcare blockchain and a second historical healthcare blockchain;
- generate first validation data for a first not-previously-validated transaction of the first transaction participant;
- generate second validation data for a second not-previously-validated transaction of the second transaction participant;
- generate a first validity block comprising at least the first validation data, transaction data of the first not-previously-validated transaction, and a hash of at least a portion of a most recent block of the first historical blockchain;
- generate a second validity block comprising at least the second validation data, transaction data of the second not-previously-validated transaction, and a hash of at least a portion of a most recent block of the second historical blockchain;
- determine acceptance of the first and second validity blocks;
- cause the first validity block to be appended to the historical blockchain of the first transaction participant after the first validity block has been accepted;
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- cause the second validity block to be appended to the historical blockchain of the second transaction participant after the second validity block has been accepted.
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