Abu Dhabi blockchain foundation tackles healthcare fraud with digital fingerprints

Healthcare fraud costs billions every year. Now, an Abu Dhabi blockchain foundation thinks it has a solution.

The ADI Foundation has partnered with digital health company Apeiro to build a system that creates permanent, unfakeable records of insurance claims. Think of it as a digital fingerprint for every medical claim that gets processed.

The two companies just finished testing their anti-fraud system. It's designed to help governments catch duplicate claims and suspicious activity before money gets wasted.

How does it work?

Every insurance claim gets converted into a unique digital signature. This gets stamped with the time and date, then recorded on ADI Chain, the foundation's blockchain network.

The result is a permanent audit trail that shows exactly what happened, when it happened, and who did it. Nobody can tamper with these records after they're created.

Here's the key part: no actual patient data goes onto the blockchain. Hospital systems don't need to change. Privacy stays protected. The system just adds an extra verification layer on top of existing processes.

Each step in a claim's journey - from submission to approval to payment - gets its own digital fingerprint. This creates an end-to-end record that auditors and regulators can check in real time.

Why does it matter?

Healthcare systems lose massive amounts of money to fraud and duplicate claims. Traditional e-claim processes are hard to audit properly, creating headaches for insurers, hospitals, and regulators.

This system could change that. When every claim action gets permanently recorded, it becomes much harder to submit fraudulent or duplicate claims. Audits get faster and more reliable. Disputes become easier to resolve.

"When governments and healthcare institutions can verify claims with greater confidence, disputes reduce, audits become faster, and resources can be directed where they are needed most," says Guillaume de la Tour from ADI Foundation.

The bigger picture is about making healthcare more accessible. When less money gets wasted on fraud, more can go toward actual patient care.

The context

The ADI Foundation builds blockchain infrastructure specifically for governments and institutions. Their goal is helping countries develop digital economies with sovereign-grade technology.

Apeiro specializes in replacing fragmented healthcare IT systems with unified digital platforms. They work with governments to build national healthcare infrastructure that actually connects different providers and systems.

The two companies completed their first phase of testing on ADI Chain's test network. The core system works as designed. Now they're ready to move into real-world healthcare environments.

"Through this partnership, we are pioneering the digital transformation of health ecosystems," says Osama Malki, Apeiro's Chief Business Officer. "Ultimately, secure data interoperability, blockchain recordkeeping, and telehealth integration bring us closer to universal health coverage at scale."

Their next target markets include the Middle East and Africa, where many governments are looking to modernize healthcare systems and reduce fraud. The partnership fits into broader efforts to roll out trusted digital infrastructure across these regions.