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BioPharm America
BioPharm America is merging with LSX USA
Hynes Convention Center | Boston, MA

September 11–12, 2024

Bowhead Health

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In an era where digital health is revolutionizing patient care and data handling, Bowhead Health stands at the forefront, embodying a paradigm shift towards a blockchain-powered future. This presentation offers an insightful exploration into Bowhead Health’s blockchain-based digital health wallets - a revolutionary technology that’s reshaping our approach to health data research. Bowhead Health's innovative platform pivots away from traditional centralized data repositories, introducing a decentralized model that significantly enhances security and privacy. The platform utilizes blockchain's robust cryptographic capabilities to provide patients with a secure, transparent, and personal health data management system. The crux of this transformative approach lies in Bowhead's commitment to 'de-identified' health data. This concept involves stripping away personally identifiable information (PII) from health records, thus enabling data to be used in research without compromising patient privacy. This empowers patients with autonomy over their data, facilitating informed decisions about participating in research studies. Moreover, Bowhead's solution is a boon for the pharmaceutical sector. It expedites the research process by offering a vast, de-identified dataset, primed for analysis. This reduces the time and resources needed to recruit participants for studies and provides more robust, real-world insights that drive breakthroughs in drug development.