MUMBAI, India, Jan. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541122156 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 4, 2025, for 'decentralized health records management using blockchain.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. R. Kannadasan; Mr. B S S Joshith Varma; and Mr. Gangineni Sahith Krishna.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 2, under issue no. 01/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure provides a decentralized health records management system comprising a blockchain network configured to store metadata and access permissions for electronic health records, smart contracts configured to enforce patient-contr...