The problem HealthNet solves

HealthNet: Revolutionizing Healthcare

Problems HealthNet Solves

• Negligence in Patient Monitoring: Addresses the lack of 24x7 personalized monitoring, potentially saving 2.6 million lives annually.
• High Patient:Doctor Ratio: Bridges the gap in healthcare access for rural and economically weak populations.
• Inefficient Medical Diagnosis: Improves diagnosis accuracy and utilization of medical infrastructure, potentially reducing 1.6 million preventable deaths annually.
• Fragmented Healthcare Platforms: Provides a unified, one-stop solution for various healthcare services.
• Disjointed TeleMedicine Systems: Offers a unified system for TeleMedicine with appointment scheduling.

Features and Benefits

Blockchain-Based Medical History

• Security and Control: HealthNet uses Diamante Blockchain to ensure that users' medical history is secure, tamper-proof, and under their full control, allowing them to decide who can access their data.
• Improved Diagnosis: Doctors can update medical history post-diagnosis, ensuring comprehensive patient records, which enhances the accuracy and reliability of medical care.

Unified TeleMedicine Platform

• Seamless Interaction: An advanced telemedicine system integrated into HealthNet enables smooth communication between doctors and patients.
• Efficient Appointment Scheduling: HealthNet allows patients to book appointments based on available time slots and dates, while providing an intuitive interface for doctors to manage their schedules and interactions.

Comprehensive Healthcare Ecosystem

• Integrated Services: HealthNet serves as a centralized platform where patients, doctors, pharmacists, and insurance providers can interact and share information seamlessly.
• Enhanced Diagnosis Quality: The platform facilitates direct communication through chat and medical history sharing, leading to better-informed medical decisions.
• User Data Control: Through the integra

Challenges we ran into

HealthNet Platform Development

The development of the HealthNet platform involved integrating IoT monitoring with a Next.js frontend and utilizing the Diamante Blockchain and Nillion's blind data processing for secure and efficient healthcare data management. The project faced several challenges across different domains:

Nillion Blind Data Processing/Rust

• Learning Curve: Overcoming the steep learning curve associated with Rust.
• Documentation: Navigating through limited documentation related to Nillion's blind data processing.
• Integration: Integrating Rust-generated secure data processing functions with the JavaScript frontend.

Diamante Blockchain

• Transaction Speeds: Optimizing transaction speeds for efficient data handling.
• Smart Contract Deployment: Streamlining the deployment and testing of smart contracts on Diamante Blockchain.
• Ecosystem Understanding: Gaining a thorough understanding of the Diamante Blockchain ecosystem.

Interoperability & Scalability

• Healthcare Systems: Bridging different healthcare systems to ensure interoperability.
• Scalability: Addressing scalability concerns as the platform expanded, ensuring it could handle a growing number of users and data points.

IoT Integration

• Seamless Communication: Ensuring smooth communication between various IoT devices, particularly the smart bands used for patient monitoring.
• Security Measures: Implementing robust security protocols, leveraging Nillion’s technology to safeguard data privacy.

Next.js Frontend

• Performance Optimization: Enhancing the performance of the application to ensure fast load times and responsive interactions.
• State Management: Managing the state efficiently across different pages and components, providing a seamless user experience.

Each of these challenges demanded innovative solutions, highlighting the complexities of combining IoT, web development, blockchain, and secure data processing