BioPassport Ecosystem Design & Incentives

On the consumer end, most interaction with the platform will happen through the BioPassport mobile application. Through the mobile application, users will be able to input their health data and keep a consistent record. When the app is installed onto a users mobile device, it will generate a unique code which will be the user’s private key which they will use to access the data which they have inputted. Because the data can only be accessed by using the private key, the user’s data will remain secure, only to be accessed with the user’s permission. This puts control of the data in the hands of the users. The platform will use AI technology to analyze the user’s input data and send notifications which will aid the users in making healthcare decisions, such as pursuing treatment at a medical institution. Thus the mobile application is both a DPHR platform and a remote healthcare consulting application.

To further incentivize users to consistently input their health data onto the platform, BioPassport will use a token reward model, where users will be rewarded BioPassport Coin tokens. Users may be rewarded for at least six kinds of actions which they will be able to execute using the mobile application. Rewarded tokens can be used within the BioPassport Coin economy, the details of which will be explained in further sections. Tokens can also be traded on exchanges. Though facing more widespread acknowledgment today, it is worth noting that the PHR is not yet a completely familiar concept for a majority of users. The design of the BioPassport mobile application takes into account that adoption by users may be a potential hurdle. For example, some users may not have had experience inputting their medical data into a mobile application before. In light of this, the BioPassport application implements features which a vast majority of the mobile-device-using public are already familiar with, such as heart rate monitoring, and footstep tracking. Such features have already been popularized by products such as Fitbit and Apple watch, and are currently in widespread use. Such familiar features can serve as a bridge for users to become familiar with inputting other health-related information, such as their results from the integrated test kits.