Blockchain Technology

Shared pet medical data records

Blockchain technology can enable the creation of a comprehensive system for administering medical records securely on the chain. This system can combine all records under one roof while eliminating any privacy concerns due to the fundamental way distributed ledgers operate. It can allow veterinarians to access all past health data of each animal, such as previous illnesses, allergies, medications that were administered, and many more.

Having access to pet medical data records for all vets is crucial for better diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring and can greatly improve the overall effectiveness of their actions.

Clinical trials research improvement

Closely related to how the novel technology can improve the supply chains for pharmaceutical companies and their end consumers, blockchain can also provide new ways of handling medical research and clinical trial data. These are usually related to highly sensitive information and are also based on very strict parameters, which ensures their validity. Any tampering with the information can lead to considerable financial losses for companies or even serious consequences for the end consumers.

With the use of smart contracts, any potential fraud that can occur by having one entity change a trial’s outcome in their favor is removed. Furthermore, it becomes much more difficult for informational leaks to occur due to the inherent security of distributed ledgers. This can potentially bring a higher overall degree of trust in medical research.

Workflow improvement of Vets

Vet clinics and practices are understaffed and overworked – in many European countries, there is only one veterinarian per 1000 pets on average. Moreover, they also have to deal with a lot of administrative work and patient management tasks.

A blockchain-based patient management system can help improve their workflow by introducing a higher degree of digitization and automation of administrative processes while ensuring full compliance with all legal requirements related to personal data.

VetAPP – Embracing the future of pet healthcare

VetAPP is a novel blockchain-based application that aims to improve the conditions for pet owners and veterinarians by introducing various innovative tools for diagnosis, monitoring, booking management, and many more.

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Animals always need x-rays, but unfortunately, there are not as many people to take and interpret those images. Recently, there haven’t been enough veterinary imaging professionals.¹ 

While teaching staff in universities have been hardest hit by the shortage, even lucrative private veterinary practices are struggling to find and keep veterinary radiologists. AI can fill the gap left by these shortages.

At least two startups are offering AI products that interpret x-ray images.² The computer software created by these companies uses AI to read x-rays and interpret them quickly and inexpensively. 

The software is cloud-based; users access it by signing into a website and uploading images. The results come back almost immediately so the veterinarian can move on with the process of diagnosis and treatment.

AI is extremely well suited to radiology because pictures really do contain a thousand words. X-rays are filled with data, and AI is able to quickly compare previous and current images, prioritize data, and analyze images. 

Veterinary radiologists are still needed to read complex images, but AI can streamline the analysis process, filtering out mundane and uninteresting x-rays so that human doctors can concentrate on the images that most need attention and the expertise of a trained clinician.