Blockchain Medical Service Payments for Transparent Appointments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical systems lack transparency, leading to inefficient management of patient information and medical services, excessive workload for medical staffs, and complex payment procedures, resulting in low patient satisfaction and inefficient treatment processes.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing blockchain technology to manage medical service records, including appointment requests, medical service information recommendation, and fee payment contracts, ensuring transparency and accurate workload evaluation while simplifying payment procedures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If medical service data is manually collected and managed through traditional methods, then data collection process is simple, but data accuracy is low and manual errors occur frequently
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical data collection methods with automated electronic data capture systems. Medical devices automatically transmit data to a central management platform, eliminating manual entry and reducing errors. This substitution of mechanical/manual processes with automated electronic systems directly improves data accuracy while managing system complexity through standardized protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables automated self-service data collection where medical devices and information systems automatically capture, transmit, and manage their own data without requiring manual intervention. This self-service approach improves data accuracy by eliminating human error while the modular architecture manages complexity through standardized interfaces.
2Productivity
If multiple medical institutions operate independently with separate management systems, then each institution maintains operational independence, but resource sharing is inefficient and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal medical service management platform that can serve multiple medical institutions simultaneously. The system provides multi-functional capabilities including data management, resource allocation, and cost analysis that benefit all participating institutions. This universality improves resource sharing efficiency while the standardized modular design manages system complexity through consistent interfaces and protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the management architecture into independent modular components that can be independently deployed and configured for each medical institution. This segmentation allows each institution to maintain operational independence while participating in the shared network, improving resource sharing efficiency without forcing complex integrated management across all entities.
3Reliability
If medical service costs are not systematically analyzed, then operational simplicity is maintained, but cost control is weak and unreasonable consumption occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automated feedback mechanisms that continuously collect, analyze, and report medical service cost data. The system provides real-time feedback on cost patterns, anomaly detection, and performance metrics to stakeholders. This automated feedback loop improves cost control reliability by systematically identifying issues while managing analysis complexity through algorithmic processing and standardized reporting frameworks.
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AI summary
A method for medical service management and related devices are provided. The method is applicable to a blockchain node device and includes the following. An appointment request from a user is received, where the appointment request includes a user identity. Medical service information is recommended according to the appointment request. A medical service scheme is determined according to the medical service information. A medical-fee payment contract is generated according to the medical service scheme. In response to receiving from the user a confirmation message of the medical-fee payment contract, according to the medical-fee payment contract, medical fee is transferred from a digital wallet of the user to at least one digital wallet of at least one related party of the medical service scheme. A device corresponding to the method is further provided. By adopting the scheme of the present disclosure, transparency of medical services can be achieved.