WHO has predicted that by 2020, three-quarters of global deaths will be due to chronic illnesses. By 2020, WHO predicts that by this year, 75% of deaths are due to health related illnesses. Digital identity is the pivot that creates the trust needed by a system that shares extremely sensitive personal data. The healthcare ecosystem needs to be built on a backbone of verified identity – and not just that the patient is verified but all of the actors in the system are verified too. Security and data privacy in such a system is paramount.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3308877/can-digital-identity-cure-the-chronically-ill.html