Blockchain managed medical implants

A method for managing patient medical records, the method comprising:

• generating a request for a private key associated with a patient, the request including a request for patient authorization to access the private key;
• receiving patient authorization to access the private key;
• establishing communicative contact with a blockchain-enabled medical implant that is implanted in a body of the patient, the communicative contact being established using a proximity communication mode;
• based on the patient authorization, accessing the private key stored on the blockchain-enabled medical implant;
• accessing one or more electronic medical records associated with the patient from a distributed ledger of electronic medical records using the received private key, wherein
• the distributed ledger represents a private blockchain ledger or a public blockchain ledger storing the one or more electronic medical records as private transactions, and
• each electronic medical record is stored as a hashed transaction in the distributed ledger of electronic medical records, and
• the private key associated with the patient is used to access details of hashed transactions associated with the patient;
• and
• displaying the one or more electronic medical records associated with the patient.