Electronic Healthcare Record Data Blockchain System
An Electronic Health Record (EHR) data blockchain system configured to allow multiple entities (e.g., pharmacy industry entities that can act as data, service, product providers, and consumers) to connect to an EHR patient transaction blockchain (e.g., EHR-DATA-BC) and an EHR Data Patient Portal (e.g., EHR-Data-PP) to provide a centralized location for messages and subsequent edits to ensure uniform message data is presented. The EHR data blockchain system can include an EHR Data API, an EHR patient transaction blockchain API, and an EHR patient transaction blockchain. The EHR Data API can access and retrieve patient identifiable information (PII) and generate a non-patient-identifiable Single Purpose Patient ID (SPPID) for a particular patient. The EHR patient transaction blockchain API (e.g., EHR-DATA-BC-API) can store the SPPID, store particular, discrete data retrieved from the EHR for a patient, execute smart contracts, and control the execution of digital currency transfers, among other functions.
1 . A system for providing blockchain-based patient transactions, the system comprising:
one or more computer-readable storage media configured to store a blockchain;
a data Application Programming Interface (API) system comprising one or more processors programmed to execute computer program instructions that, when executed, cause the data API system to:
receive a request for a new blockchain transaction related to a patient,
initiate a patient lookup query to determine whether a patient electronic health record exists,
generate a single purpose patient ID (SPPID) associated with the patient electronic health record;
a client computer programmed to execute computer program instructions that, when executed, cause the client computer to:
receive a patient lookup query related to a patient from a client to determine whether the patient's electronic health record exists,
receive the SPPID to initiate a new blockchain transaction related to the patient on the blockchain without patient-identifying information,
determine whether an entity operating the client computer can provide data, products and/or services related to a blockchain transaction; and
a blockchain API system comprising one or more processors programmed to execute computer program instructions that, when executed, cause the blockchain API system to:
generate the blockchain transaction and read and write records to and from the blockchain, and
associate one or more smart contracts with the blockchain transaction.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the smart contract exchanges digital currency between the parties involved in the smart contract.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the digital currency includes utility tokens or vouchers.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the SPPID cannot be used to write information to the blockchain after a patient blockchain transaction is completed.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the blockchain API system can generate a notification when the blockchain transaction is generated.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the blockchain API system can transmit the notification to one or more providers.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the client computer can provide information to the blockchain API system regarding data, products and/or services related to the blockchain transaction.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the blockchain API system edits the blockchain transaction on the blockchain.
9 . A method of providing blockchain-based electronic health record data patient transactions, the method being implemented by a server system comprising one or more processors executing computer program instructions that, when executed, perform the method, the method comprising:
associating a single purpose patient ID (SPPID) with the electronic health record;
providing the SPPID to the client so the client can initiate a new blockchain patient transaction related to the patient on the blockchain without patient-identifying information;
receiving a patient transaction from a pharmacy;
writing the patient transaction to the blockchain;
notifying one or more client devices of the patient transaction;
receiving one or more offers for data, products, or services related to the patient transaction;
generating a smart contract related to the patient transaction and the one or more offers; and
modifying the patient transaction based on the execution of the smart contract.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the smart contract exchanges digital currency between the parties involved in the smart contract.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the digital currency includes utility tokens or vouchers.
12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the SPPID cannot be used to write information to the blockchain after the patient blockchain transaction is completed.
13 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising generating a notification when the patient transaction is generated.
14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising transmitting the notification to one or more providers.
15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the patient transaction is modified on the blockchain.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the patient transaction is modified on the blockchain in real-time.
17 . A system for providing electronic health record data for blockchain-based patient transactions, the system comprising:
one or more computer-readable storage media configured to store a blockchain;
a data Application Programming Interface (API) system comprising one or more processors programmed to execute computer program instructions that, when executed, cause the data API system to:
receive a request for a new blockchain transaction related to a patient,
retrieve the patient electronic health record from one or more databases, and
generate a single purpose patient ID (SPPID) associated with the patient electronic health record; and
a blockchain API system comprising one or more processors programmed to execute computer program instructions that, when executed, cause the blockchain API system to:
generate the blockchain transaction and read and write records to and from the blockchain, and
associate one or more smart contracts with the blockchain transaction.
18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the smart contract exchanges digital currency between the parties involved in the smart contract.
19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the digital currency includes utility tokens or vouchers.
20 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the blockchain API system edits the prescription transaction on the blockchain based on input from one or more providers.