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CDHLS Purpose and Mission

CDHLS is dedicated to transforming global health systems using decentralized and emerging technologies that prioritize transparency, equity, patient data sovereignty, security, and innovation.

Our Focus Areas

Patient data ownership and privacy protections

Clinical research and scientific discovery

Digital asset use cases in health and life sciences

Responsible, transparent AI and blockchain adoption

Decentralized infrastructure for underserved communities

Cross-sector partnerships and global standards development

CDHLS Deliverables

  • Blockchain Assurance Assessment & Validation Labs

Developing a federated network of decentralized technology validation labs and frameworks accessible to all healthcare environments.

  • Continuous Tool Evaluation & Monitoring

Ensuring decentralized healthcare models remain safe, unbiased, and effective through ongoing assessments.

  • Best Practice Guidance

Publishing consensus-driven guidelines and use cases across AI, blockchain, digital assets, and decentralized clinical models.

  • Public Transparency Registry

Providing publicly accessible report cards to enhance trust and accountability.

  • Performance Evaluation

CDHLS evaluates decentralized technologies based on real-world clinical and operational impact, emphasizing trust, safety, equity, usability, and cost efficiency.

  • CDHLS Decentralized Reliability Update

CDHLS validates technology claims, improving transparency for patients, organizations, and vendors connecting leading institutions, healthcare providers, researchers, and innovators to accelerate global decentralized healthcare adoption including IEEE & UKDHC 

Our Team

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Jim Nasr

CEO
Acoer
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Nitin Gaur

Head of financial institutions
Nethermind
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Filippo Frangioni

Senior Product Manager
myTomorrows
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Lyn Brooks

Principal
dHub group
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Salim Aftab

Principal Security Architect
Cognizant
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Tory Cenaj

Publisher
Partners in Digital Health
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Muthu Ramachandran

Dr, PhD
IEEE
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Taha Sajid

Principal Security Architech
EchoStar Corporation
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Rich Marcotte

Executive Advisor
ChainPath.io
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Dinesh Mendhe

Founder & Chairman
TheAiLab.org

CDHLS Resources

A review of Pubmed, IEEEXplore, Engineering Village, and Scopus was conducted to identify use cases for blockchain in healthcare from 2016 through Q1, 2025. Special thanks to the Capstone Program at Northeastern University for their student involvement and execution of this literature review.

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  31. In addition, the Government Blockchain Association (GBA) has a Web3 Solutions Registry with numerous scaled healthcare solutions at https://gbaglobal.org/web3-solutions/#healthcare.