Digital Health Uprising: Blockchain, DAOs, and the Battle for Identity Ownership: With Leah Houston

?? Get to know our guest this week: Leah Houston, MD

Leah Houston, MD, has practiced emergency medicine for ten years across the US in different health systems. After experiencing identity theft by a hospital she once worked for,? she was motivated to create a blockchain-based solution to protect doctors from similar abuses in the future. As the founder of HPEC (Humanitarian Physicians Empowerment Community), she hopes this initiative will put physicians back in control of their professional credentials.

?? Takeaway Gems of this episode:

• Challenges in Healthcare: The healthcare industry faces a range of challenges, including bureaucratic obstacles, regulatory complexities, the influence and impact of corporations and government in medical practices.?
• Revolutionizing Healthcare: Dr. Houston passionately advocates for a revolution in healthcare, emphasizing the need for a system that prioritizes the well-being of patients and healthcare professionals alike.
• Innovative Solutions: Dr. Houston introduces innovative solutions like the Health Professionals Ethereum Coalition (HPEC), which aims to empower healthcare providers and patients. She highlights the importance of collective action and collaboration among healthcare professionals to effect meaningful change.

?? Want to dig deeper about revolutionizing healthcare, we got you:

• "Blockchain: Blueprint for a New Economy" by Melanie Swan.Amazon: https://a.co/d/iiNEuPZ

• "The Business Blockchain: Promise, Practice, and Application of the Next Internet Technology" by William Mougayar.Amazon: https://a.co/d/7q5ssbH

• "Decentralized Autonomous Organizations: Ethereum Sparks Up Googles of Tomorrow" by Jonathan Chester in CoinDesk.https://cointelegraph.com/news/decentralized-autonomous-organizations-ethereum-sparks-up-googles-of-tomorrow
• Blockchain technology in healthcare: A systematic reviewAhmad et. al. (2022)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9000089/

?? Connect with Leah Houston, MD and learn more about their work

• HPEC provides an innovative solution to the identity and credentialing problem by enabling direct physician access control.
• Web page icon: https://www.hpec.io/Ig -
• X: @LeahHoustonMD; @HPECid
• Ig: @leahhoustonmd; @hpecid

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