If you look at it carefully, a drug prescription is a foremost thing that initiates a formal treatment. Therefore, its cruciality in any healthcare system is significantly high. Unfortunately, in recent years, there has been a surge in prescription fraud from a variety of actors. We will explore every potential use case in this article and then establish as to how Medical Veda aids in curbing each one of them.

Before exploring the roles of doctors, patients, and pharmacies, we must initially establish that the people who actively use narcotics are quite creative in their jobs, and they can coin a new shortcut very quickly.

One of the primary ways of executing a forgery, in this case, is to steal a genuine prescription from a patient. Not only the patient is deprived of the medication unless he revisits the doctor office, but the person with, a prescription can also use the drugs for an illegitimate purpose, without being noticed. Furthermore, since digital prescriptions are being dished out in some parts of Canada, the patient data is not entirely secure since there is no concept of blockchain in healthcare. It implies that in case of a hacking event, the details of patients using certain drugs can be extracted and then it is only a matter of time before the forgery takes place with the help of ID theft.

WHAT’S THE ROLE OF MEDICAL VEDA?

Well, we play quite a futuristic and robust role in this regard. The very first step is to implement permission control. Although it is an entirely democratic system, some decisions, like the permission controls of doctors and pharmacists, is left under the authority of government. It ensures the maintenance of check and balance. Therefore, as a primary step, the government specifies clearly as to which doctors are entitled to dish out the prescriptions and authorizes pharmacies to respond to each prescription in an appropriate manner.

Secondly, one of Medical Veda’s core features is that we have made users (i.e. patients) the actual owners of their data. Previously, when they used to upload information through any online form, they were basically ‘giving away’ the rights to 3rd parties. But that is not the case anymore and in this blockchain-based network, patients can determine the users with whom they are willing to share their information. As a result, any illegitimate or fraudulent user in the ecosystem cannot use someone else’s ID to create a fake prescription.

It is also worth noticing that we have channelized the flow of information among all stakeholders to ensure that the processes are not affected by any external communication. For instance, from the time a patient visits a doctor, receives a prescription and goes to a pharmacy to get the required drugs, a complete flow (with details of relevant actors) is recorded on the immutable ledger. Therefore, even if the patient deceives, The pharmacists would simply have to enter the prescription number in the system to determine whether the patient was indeed prescribed a drug or not.

When it comes to healthcare, there are various things to consider. Even though Canada offers a pretty decent system in entire North America, there are considerable glitches when patients require immediate medical attention or diagnosis. Despite the fact that the delay is understandable in some cases, it may cost people their lives and this is where Medical Veda comes into play.

EFFICIENT AND ADVANCED DIAGNOSIS

We believe that real and advanced medical care must be provided in a hospital. However, it is always good to find out what’s really going on in the body so you can also evaluate the situation or rather the seriousness of the condition.

In order to bridge up the gap, Medical Veda provides a chatbot that harnesses the power of Artificial Intelligence. For enhancing user-friendliness, we have kept it just like an ordinary chatting system so you can open it, type your query and the bot will match your symptoms and other details with a wealth of records stored on our system and tell you about the possible medical condition you might have.

It may seem insignificant, but it happens to be a major breakthrough for providing better medical care and saving lives!

Another considerable pro is that you just have to ‘chat’ like you are telling your symptoms to a doctor, thus diminishing the communication barrier as well. Please note that in order to facilitate you, the responses generated by the bot will also be presented in an easy to understand the language on your screen.

Apart from the bot system, Medical Veda would also enable you to seek online consultation with a professional doctor. Therefore, if you are not satisfied by the chatbot or you want a second opinion before visiting the hospital, you can simply avail the consultation session at a fairly reasonable price.

WHY IS AN EARLY DIAGNOSIS SO IMPORTANT?

Short answer? To get you cured.

THE SOONER THE BETTER

When we talk about the efficient provision of healthcare, time is of the essence. We have skimmed through it at the beginning of the article as well.

For instance, if a patient is suffering from Alzheimer’s, it is good to have an early diagnosis as these diseases have a higher chance of being cured when they are diagnosed and treated in their early days.

REVERSIBILITY

When you are going through some symptoms, it might be possible to treat your condition naturally, instead of waiting for weeks before the appointment. Of course, the chatbot won’t prescribe any medication, but it can certainly suggest some light exercises to handle the symptoms before your disease becomes irreversible.

WISE AND INFORMED CHOICES

It is very simple — when you do not know anything, you cannot take any step. Therefore, it is always a good idea to at least understand what is happening inside your body and what ‘might be’ the reason behind your symptoms. As a result, you can make a decision about visiting the right doctor or limiting your routine.

For instance, if the chatbot says that you might have a gallstone, you will most certainly stop consuming fats until you can see the doctor, thus enabling you to lower the probability of worsening the condition.