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UT Austin Developing Blockchain ID for Homeless Health Care
Researchers at the University of Texas in Austin aim to use blockchain technology to help homeless people access health care by verifying their identity and sharing it securely throughout a health services network.
May 11, 2021 • (TNS) Researchers at the University of Texas Dell Medical School have been trying to answer the question: How do you get more access to health care and social service resources for people experiencing homelessness in Austin?
One of Dell Medical School s previous studies of people experiencing homelessness found that one-third of people entering the health and human services system in Austin did not have a basic identity document.
Researchers at the University of Texas Dell Medical School have been trying to answer the question: How do you get more access to health care and social service resources for people experiencing homelessness in Austin?
One of Dell Medical School s previous studies of people experiencing homelessness found that one-third of people entering the health and human services system in Austin did not have a basic identity document.
Dr. Tim Mercer, director of the global health program in the medical school s population health department, works as an internal medicine doctor at CommUnityCare with the homeless population. It s a major issue. . I wouldn t have realized it if I was not there on the front lines, he said.
Local obstetricians have been encouraging their pregnant patients to get COVID-19 vaccinations.
And they say patients have been asking whether they should get vaccinated and whether the vaccine is safe for them and their babies.
Dr. Jeny Ghartey, maternal medical director and maternal fetal medicine specialist at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin and assistant professor of women’s health at the University of Texas Dell Medical School, said a lot of her patients are initiating getting vaccinated on their own. For those who are asking about safety or are hesitant, she talks to them about the increased risks of getting COVID-19 for pregnant women.