A
blockchain-based
system and method for secure and auditable sharing of medical image studies between providers, patients, and authorized recipients. The
system has modules for verifying identities of trusted healthcare providers as issuers of medical data, managing secure storage of medical images and
metadata, minting non-fungible tokens (NFTs) representing patient ownership of studies, authenticating patient consent for
data sharing, and controlling access to shared data by authorized parties. Issuer registration authenticates healthcare providers permitted to submit studies by verifying credentials against authoritative sources. Secure
data management employs cryptographic wallets and smart contracts to ensure only verified issuers can create new medical data NFTs on the
blockchain. Automated
processing extracts medical data such as image files and
metadata upon upload for separate secure storage, with
metadata references encrypted in the associated NFT. The
system generates patient-controlled wallets for managing ownership of their medical NFTs without separate identity
verification. Patient consent for sharing data is authenticated through multi-signature wallets requiring patient approval before minting study NFTs. Controlled access for other parties is gated by cryptographic proofs of
authorization without exposing data. The immutable
blockchain ledger records all sharing transactions initiated through patient and provider wallets, providing transparency and an auditable trail of how and when medical data is shared or accessed and by whom. The decentralized architecture promotes patient control, security, and accountability in managing sensitive healthcare information.