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Dear Reader,

This year two medical-related matters have come my way, and both require that I take action.

A.) My general practitioner is an intelligent and curious young doctor and a member of the LGBT community. I'm a fan of his care for my overall health and well-being. My doctor has treated me for six years at a practice where I have been a member for over a decade. He recently left the clinic to become a medical director at a nearby clinic. (A tech-savvy clinic with a TikTok account).

To keep visiting my general practitioner, I need to change clinics. Due to HIPPA encryption concerns, I must have my medical records FAXED from the old clinic to the tech-savvy clinic.

B.) Unrelated to the above scenario, and some would consider a more serious matter, I developed a hernia due to my recent gym visits in hopes of becoming a sexy beefcake. While only a tiny hernia, I was instructed to deal with it because the tear will only get worse if left untreated.

Dealing with this hernia requires finding and consulting with a surgeon and undergoing a minor outpatient procedure.

Several months have passed since both those mentioned above occurred, and I have yet to deal with either matter.   Why? Medical forms, medical insurance, and documenting my medical history. Essentially, my filling out forms keeps me from dealing with my health.

Given the technology of the blockchain and the development of Web3 technology, there is a way to avoid repeatedly filling out the same @#$@#$! form between medical offices. Instead of entrepreneur tech focusing all this energy on developing digital currencies (many of which will have no short-term value), why can't my basic medical history get stored in a protected, accessible, and distributed database? By holding such information on the blockchain and having accessible Web3 verification, a patient can seamlessly go from diagnosis to surgery without questioning whether the milligram is their anti-anxiety medication is accurate.

I will mention that I spent more time writing this short letter than the time it would take to fill out mentioned forms, but that's not the point. The point is that medical and insurance systems are a disastrous and disconnected industry in the United States. This dark void leaves a massive opportunity for the private sector to offer security solutions. Solutions that will help me not to have to think about when was my last tetanus shot or the medical history of a great-great-great grandmother.

Thanks for reading,

Christian