Welcome to the @OriginalWorks sponsored writing contest!

Status: CLOSED.

Accepted Languages:

• English

Start Time: ~11 PM ET, Friday
End Time: ~11 PM ET, Monday

This is a call to all great Steemit writers! MediBloc has sponsored another Steemit writing contest!

Please make sure to read the contest topic carefully. Good luck!

Prize Pool Total: 640 STEEM

Prizes: 520 STEEM + 120 STEEM (60 bonuses of 2 STEEM!)

• 1st Place: 60 STEEM
• 2nd Place: 52 STEEM
• 3rd Place: 46 STEEM
• 4th Place: 40 STEEM
• 5th Place: 35 STEEM
• 6th Place: 32 STEEM
• 7th Place: 25 STEEM
• 8th Place: 23 STEEM
• 9th Place: 20 STEEM
• 10th Place: 18 STEEM
• 11th Place: 16 STEEM
• 12th Place: 15 STEEM
• 13th Place: 14 STEEM
• 14th Place: 13 STEEM
• 15th Place: 11 STEEM
• 16th - 20th: 10 STEEM
• 21st - 25th: 6 STEEM
• 26st - 30th: 5 STEEM
• 31st - 90th: 2 STEEM Bonus

Deadline: 72 Hours

All articles must be submitted within 72 hours of this post to be considered!

Changes in submission rules below

What is MediBloc?

MediBloc is a medical data platform that is developing it's own blockchain. It puts the control of medical data back into the hands of patients. The MediBloc platform also allows patients to share that data with relevant parties.

With MediBloc, patients can go to any doctor and give them full access to their medical records. This simplifies the medical process as well ensures that doctors have all the pertinent information needed to maximize the care they can provide to the patient.

MediBloc was founded by Dr. Allen Wookyun Kho and Dr. Eunsol Lee. The founders have a strong background in both medical and engineering fields. They are well equipped to execute a project of this magnitude.

MediBloc was born out of a need. Blockchain technology is the perfect solution to the problems that are currently plaguing medical record systems. The MediBloc team has decided to build their own blockchain because that will allow them to fully harness the power of blockchain without being limited to what existing networks offer.

Forbes named MediBloc as one of 10 Korean startups powering into 2018!

Current Medical Records Systems

Although medicine varies from country to country, in most cases, the data is very centralized. Medical data is also subject to stringent privacy laws which regulate how and who has access to the data.

This causes issues in the form of inefficiencies when it comes to patient care as well as prohibiting progress in data analysis.

Image Source: Pixabay

Another important factor is the lack of digitization. Digital medical records systems are slow to be implemented and are not designed in a way that gives power over the information to the patient.

Medical Data & Research

Data analysis has been one of the most critical tools in developing revolutionary technology and solutions.

When it comes to medical records, due to the privacy laws, there is very limited access to data.

Since MediBloc gives patients complete power over their medical data, patients can choose to give permission to their health data.

This maintains the benefits of the privacy while also allowing users to contribute to critical research.

The institutions conducting the studies can choose to offer MED rewards in exchange for user data, and the users can choose if they wish to grant permission or not.

Medical data isn't just information, it is also a valuable asset.

Security

The centralized medical records systems can suffer hacks and attacks. They do not carry the same level of security that the blockchain has.

Using blockchain technology, MediBloc can ensure that the patients data is only shared with their permission.

Development & Potential

MediBloc is completely reshaping medical health data. In order to improve healthcare further, they offer an open-source API and SDK. These are tools that developers can use to implement new services within the MediBloc platform.

As the image above illustrates, developers can create applications that will cater to various industries from health tracking and insurance to the exchange of data.

MediBloc has already released SDK v0.1:

Check out the GitHub for the SDK here!

MainNet - MED & MEDX

MediBloc has two tokens, MED and MEDX.

Initially, the project was to be launched on QTUM (MED), but the MediBloc team has decided that it would be ideal to build their own blockchain in order to optimize their service!

Therefore, holders of MED were airdropped MEDX as well.

Therefore at the release of the mainnet, holders will get 0.5 MainNet coins per MED and 0.5 MainNet coins per MEDX.

The move to ERC-20 was to improve business versatility.

For more information on the MED & MEDX tokens click here!

Also, feel free to go to their Telegram and ask the team:

MediBloc Telegram Group

Account Flexibility

MediBloc offers users an unprecedented level of control over their medical data.

This is how the access levels are categorized:

The access levels are designed in such a way that family members and next of kin can make decisions on behalf of the data owner in case of emergency to make sure the data is accessible to medical professionals. Otherwise, all data is strictly controlled by the account owner, and institutions that wish to access the data must receive owner permission.

MediBloc Partnership & Listings

The MediBloc team has been extremely active since the ICO finished.

MediBloc Team!

Listings

• Kryptono
• Dex.top
• Gate.io
• IDEX
• Cashierest

MediBloc Partnerships

MediBloc has already established many partnerships to ensure that their technology has real reach when it enters the market.

MediBloc Partners

Companies as well as medical institutions are lining up to integrate their respective businesses with MediBloc's technology.

The partnerships include large medical institutions. Some are listed below:

• Hanyang University Medical Center, a renowned medical institution in Korea.
• Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital, the third largest dental hospital in Korea.

Companies from other industries are partnering as well. Deloitte, an internationally recognized accounting firm has also partnered with MediBloc!

Below is an illustration of MediBloc's partnerships with medical institutions. The number of hospitals and their associated clinics is continuing to grow!

For more information watch this short introduction:

More Information & Resources:

• MediBloc Website
• MediBloc WhitePaper (ENG)
• MediBloc FAQ
• MediBloc About ( Contains Media Kit With Various Graphics!
• MediBloc Medium
• MediBloc Twitter
• MediBloc Facebook
• MediBloc Github
• MediBloc Telegram

Rules & Submission

• Write an article about how MediBloc will change the medical data industry! What is the impact of people having full control over their medical records? How can this impact the way medical data is used in the medical field, and other relevant parties such as insurers and researchers? What is the effect of having established partnerships with major corporations on the integration of MediBloc once MainNet is launched? How is digital medical data storage on the blockchain superior to traditional medical data storage methods? As always, the topic is fairly open-ended, so be creative!

• Feel free to use images and media from their website. You can even make your own video and have it in your submission! Videos have a chance of winning a separate bonus based on quality. Videos should be uploaded to YouTube. DTube or IPFS. Please do not remove the videos, or it might impact future eligibility. Feel free to make a new YouTube account for these. We really wanted to use DTube, but sometimes the videos were not view-able at all. We may change this in again in the future. For the time being please ensure whatever service you choose to use is working.

• The article must be at least 250 words in length and it is recommended(not mandatory) that the length is under ~1500 words.

• At least 70% of the submission must be original. Using "article spinners", and other word substitution tools is also not permitted.

• All copied text must be in quotes.

• Please keep discussions relevant to the contest topic. We would like to encourage a good vibe in the comments!

• To submit please do the following:

1. Add the word "medibloc2018" (without the quotes) at the very end of your article.
2. Link this post in your submission.
3. Post the link to your article as a reply to this post.
4. Resteem this contest post.

How the winners are decided

The submissions will be passed along to the team at MediBloc, and they will decide the best method for picking winners and the winning articles.

This can mean that the team judges the submissions, or they ask our team to judge it. Regardless of the method, the final say always lies with the sponsor.

More information & recommendations:

• Pay attention to spelling and grammar!
• Feel free to use informal language such as "I would, etc"
• Use information and resources above to learn more about MediBloc!
• If you copy something, use quotes. This is an @OriginalWorks contest after all :)
• Link the company's website: MediBloc so that your readers can do research for themselves.
• Articles can be edited up until the deadline.

After writing an article, within a few minutes you should get one of these as a response to your article post:

If you don't get one, let me know by adding a quick message after you submit your link as a reply here and it will be done manually. Sometimes it can take some time, so don't worry if it isn't instant! Rest assured, as long as your link is shared as a reply here, everything is double checked at contest close to ensure that all articles are submitted!

60 submissions will get 2 STEEM each. The article must meet the contest conditions such as word length and a level of quality.

Disclaimer: @OriginalWorks makes no claims as to the legitimacy or operating procedures of contest topics. @OriginalWorks does not offer any sort of investment advice. This is a writing contest. @OriginalWorks only guarantees prize payout. The contest topic company may choose to share the winning contest submissions.

Good luck to all the contestants!