An Australia-based team of doctors has launched Secure Health Chain, a blockchain-based healthcare solution, aimed at revolutionizing the healthcare sector by providing enhanced security to patient data and reducing the costs involved.

The team is based out of Wollongong, New South Wales in Australia, and headed by Dr. Rob Laidlaw, a healthcare specialist. Secure Health Chain’s goal is to develop a user-friendly electronic ‘health passport’ that can be accessed by users on their smartphones. The solution is claimed to be secure just like a digital fingerprint using blockchain technology.

As per the team, patient and clinical data are two very important aspects of healthcare which when breached can prove to be a very intimidating situation for both the parties involved. Hence, the solution is looked up as a savior that will enable users to access their information securely on their smartphones. The platform features interoperability of health care systems, a granular permission system which can be used for data ownership by patients and cuts out the need for data fragmentation by storing all information in one single place which can also be accessed later.