ACaseStudyforBlockchaininHealthcare:“MedRec”prototypeforelectronichealthrecordsandmedicalresearchdataWhitePaperArielEkblaw*,AsaphAzaria*,JohnD.Halamka,MD?,AndrewLippman**MITMediaLab,?BethIsraelDeaconessMedicalCenterAugust2016Note:Theabstractandfirstthreesectionsofthiswhitepaperaredrawnfromapeer-reviewed,formallyacceptedpaper,presentlybeingpreparedforpublicationwithIEEEthroughtheirOpen&BigDataConference,August22-24,2016.MedRec:UsingBlockchainforMedicalDataAccessandPermissionManagementIEEEOriginalAuthors:AsaphAzaria,ArielEkblaw,ThiagoVieira,AndrewLippmanThismaterialisadaptedandincludedherewithpermissionoftheIEEE,includingpermissionforpublicationbytheONCBlockchainChallengeifselected.AbstractAlong-standingfocusoncompliancehastraditionallyconstraineddevelopmentoffunda