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Re:IBM has cut its blockchain team down to almost nothing – ... by detaro on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @10:14AM (#26014316)
Even which doctor someone visited is confidential data one ideally would not preserve when not needed anymore (and "ideally" might very well be law). Health data is messy, and I have trouble imagining a solution that puts it on a blockchain but allows only private access to everything and has a chance of fixing instances of leaked credentials while still getting value from the fact that there is a blockchain. (If there is prior work on this that actually goes into detail I'd be happy about pointers - sadly a lot of this stuff seems to end at the stage of whitepapers when it comes to public information)
Re:IBM has cut its blockchain team down to almost nothing – ... by willcipriano on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @11:11AM (#26015008)
>Even which doctor someone visited is confidential data one ideally would not preserve when not needed anymore.

Indeed, for example "John Smith went to see a HIV specialist on Monday" is protected information and would be a HIPAA violation if leaked. Its much simpler to throw it in a relational database and only let the HIV specialist and staff see the appointment.

Re:IBM has cut its blockchain team down to almost nothing – ... by rglullis on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @01:56PM (#26017579)
https://brave.com/themis/ should be a good pointer about how to get an advertisement network that can avoid fraud and report views accurately while preserving privacy. The same principles could be applied to a permissioned blockchain that could be used by physicians and healthcare providers.