MediBloc, a blockchain-focused healthcare startup, has entered into a multi-year agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital—Harvard Medical School's flagship teaching facility and oldest hospital—t
MediBloc, a blockchain-focused healthcare startup, has entered into a multi-year agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital—Harvard Medical School's flagship teaching facility and oldest hospital—to pilot blockchain applications in the medical sector. The initiative centers on constructing an interoperable framework for standardized health data sharing across disparate electronic health record systems. Through this arrangement, both institutions aim to enhance data protection protocols while simultaneously improving how patients interact with their own protected health information. The platform would fundamentally shift control of medical records from institutional hands to individual patients, who could then determine who accesses their data and under what circumstances.
A secondary component of the collaboration involves MGH's Laboratory of Medical Imaging and Computation, which specializes in computational analysis of medical imagery and records alongside artificial intelligence development. The lab has produced solutions for applications ranging from skeletal age determination to muscle mass measurement and intracranial bleeding detection. MediBloc intends to integrate these AI capabilities into its system while jointly establishing protocols and technical standards for blockchain implementation across healthcare.
"The chance to collaborate with one of America's most renowned hospitals validates our platform's potential and gives us a pathway to strengthen our technology using LMIC's advanced AI capabilities," explained Dr. Eunsol Lee, MediBloc's co-founder and co-CEO. "Through MGH, we have positioned ourselves to become a major force internationally."
The Gibraltar-registered company, established in 2017 by two South Korean physicians, operates an open-source blockchain infrastructure for medical information management. Its architecture maintains chronological records of patient health data with blockchain verification securing every modification. Users retain complete autonomy over access permissions while maintaining comprehensive visibility into their medical histories.
Co-founders Kho Woo-kyun and Lee Eun-sol previously articulated their vision in an interview: "We envision a healthcare information ecosystem where individuals—not institutions—possess authority over medical records. A blockchain foundation ensures these patient-maintained records maintain absolute authenticity."
MediBloc's existing partnerships include collaborations with Hanyang University Medical Center, Kyunghee University Dental Hospital, and the Bestian foundation for testing purposes. The organization has additionally been designated the blockchain technology partner for two state-financed initiatives led by Bundang Seoul National University Hospital and Seoul St. Mary's hospital within South Korea. The company rolled out its YOL mobile application in August, enabling participants to exchange medical data—specifically pharmaceutical information—while earning MEDX tokens as compensation.
