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==Full Title or Meme==
VCI is a consortium of healthcare enterprises lead by MITRE and supported by Microsoft to enable [[Verifiable Credential]]s in Healthcare.

==Context==
* The term credential here is misleading as it is either a certificate or a passport, but not a credential at all.
* [https://vaccinationcredential.org/ Vaccination Credential Initiative] has hitched up to the COVID19 bandwagon to show a real life use case in Healthcare.
* The goal is to demonstrate one's health status to safely return to travel, work, school and life while protecting their data privacy.
* No sooner than the announcement of this effort was the announcement of the [https://www.goodhealthpass.org/news/ Good Health Pass], which is vaccinations plus testing and other documents that can be used to restore global travel.
* The EU has [https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/ehealth/docs/vaccination-proof_interoperability-guidelines_en.pdf Guidelines on proof of vaccination for medical purposes]  basic interoperability elements
* The EU Schengen has stated that a https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/eu-commission-president-vaccination-certificate-is-a-medical-requirement/ Vaccination Certificate Is a Medical Requirement] which is, of course, not really the point of a vaccination certificate.

==SMART Health Cards==
A provided by participating testing labs that can be used in:
* Digital wallet apps that adhere to the [https://healthwallet.cards/ SMART Health Cards Framework].
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdlmRoJK1Yg&feature=youtu.be A presentation on Smart Health Cards].
* PDF or paper printed with QR code referring to the SMART Health Cards
* Issuer (e.g., a lab) generates verifiable credentials
* Holder stores credentials and presents them at will
* Verifier receives credentials from holder and ensures they are properly signed (not clear if this is the credential or a [[Presentation Exchange]]).

===User Experience===
* Install a "Health Wallet" app
* Connect the Health Wallet to a lab account
* Save a COVID-19 results card from the lab to the Health Wallet
* When a user wants to share COVID-19 results with a verifier: a) Open Health Wallet b) Scan a QR code displayed by verifier c) Agree when prompted with "Share COVID-19 results with {Verifier Name}?"

===Using the Demo===
* The Demo is on [https://github.com/microsoft-healthcare-madison/health-wallet-demo GitHub] with a fork [https://github.com/TomCJones/health-wallet-demo here].
* runs on node.js - version 15 is LTS (Long Term Support) on 2021-01-15
** First Install nvm = node version manager
***Open the [https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows#node-version-manager-nvm-for-windows windows-nvm repository] in your internet browser and select the Download Now link.
***Download the nvm-setup.zip file for the most recent release (or most recent LTS if that is important).
***Once downloaded, open the zip file, then open the nvm-setup.exe file.
***The Setup-NVM-for-Windows installation wizard will walk you through the setup steps, including choosing the directory where both nvm-windows and Node.js will be installed.
***when running nvm install or nvm use, you must have Windows administrative rights (to create symlinks) and you probably want to key: nvm use 15.0.0
* running the following scripts requires a unix shell.
 git clone https://github.com/microsoft-healthcare-madison/health-wallet-demo
 cd health-wallet-demo
* running in docker does not
 docker build -t health-wallet-demo .

==References==
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===Other Material===
* [https://smarthealthit.org/ Smart Health IT] SMART Health IT was launched with a [https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp0900411 New England Journal of Medicine article] proposing a universal API (application programming interface) to transform EHRs into platforms for substitutable iPhone-like apps.

[[Category: Health]]
[[Category: Use Case]]