VitalHub Corp, the Canadian technology company, has announced the first deployment of a blockchain-based coronavirus screening tool. The tool will be used by a Region of Waterloo-owned long-term care facility called Sunny Side Home.
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On April 8, it has been reported that according to the announcement, a request by Sunnyside Home resulted in the development of DOCit, a blockchain-driven app which will help to screen residents for common COVID-19 symptoms.
However, the tool seeks to deploy and configure any screening or recurring task, enabling reporting standards for care providers, operations staff, and National, Provincial, or Regional health authorities.
Julie Wheeler, the administrator of Sunnyside Homes, made the following comments on the usefulness of electronic screening during the ongoing pandemic.
Wheeler commented:
“When we reached out to VitalHub to help us with resident screening they were able to develop and implement something in 24 hours. Every minute counts when it comes to safety, having the capacity to respond to our needs so quickly is what every Long-Term Care Home needs.”
Among the features, according to Sunnyside Home, DOCit records all visible symptoms such as respiratory diseases, fever, shortness of breath, and headaches. It then shares them in real-time, to reduce the risk of virus transmission.
Likewise, Dan Matlow, the CEO of VitalHub, said:
“As a home-specific, configurable assessment, the DOCit solution provides more in-depth analysis of COVID patients, equipping care providers with the ability to identify symptom trending and clusters of affected individuals quickly and early on, which we have learned is of critical importance in fighting the pandemic.”
However, the application of blockchain technology in the fight against COVID-19 has been gaining popularity in recent weeks, and the World Health Organization (WHO) is one of the entities that have shown interest in using blockchain technology to lessen the effects of the current pandemic.
Thus, on March 28, it has been reported that the WHO joined forces with major blockchain companies to launch a distributed ledger technology (DLT) -based platform which enables early detection of coronavirus carriers and infection hotspots.
Source: Cointelegraph | Image: Boston University
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