The digital era has been booming and changing how we do things in our every day lives. The way we communicate daily is electronically driven – whether it’s business transactions, exchange of healthcare information or “talking” with family and friends. The rapid exchange of information provides accessibility and convenience. The sharing of data, especially in healthcare must consider privacy and safeguarding of information while empowering patients and physicians to own and control their own data. As Dr. Leah Houston explains in this episode of Licensed to Live, there is a shift right now about how we are going to be presenting ourselves digitally. We must take advantage of advancing technology to help facilitate the dissemination of information but in doing so also protect the ownership and control of our data.
Blockchain technology provides an approach that allows for copying of documentation that can be seen and disbursed by many and it’s also immutable. The information cannot be altered – can’t delete it, can’t erase it, you can’t cook the books and change the numbers to your liking. In using this technology Dr. Lean Houston has set out to achieve her dream of building HPEC – a self-sovereign identity system, a self-sovereign credentialing system where physicians own and control data they generate and in the long run creating an opportunity for patients to own their own information and records. Persistence and dedication along with the collaboration of others have allowed Dr. Leah Houston to see her dream of building HPEC come to life. Remember – whatever you believe in set out to attain it! You can also pave the way in navigating this rapidly, growing and ever-changing digital world. What are you waiting for?
If you would like to find out more ways that you can work towards independence and a self-sovereign identity, join us in Philadelphia at Licensed To Live: The Conference on July 16-17, 2021.
