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biht-414	Chaffer, Tomer; Joe Littlejohn, MD, Joe Littlejohn, MD; Arun Nadarasa, MRPharmS, Arun Nadarasa, PharmD; Claudia Lamschtein, MD, Claudia Lamschtein, MD	The Self-Sovereign Patient as a Cornerstone of Healthcare 4.0 	2025	5	.pdf	application/pdf	3511	223	38	Plain Language Summary This article explores how Healthcare 4.0, driven by technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, and Internet of Medical Things, is shifting control of health data from institutions to patients. In such models, real-time, high-resolution data streams become valuable digital assets, owned by patients and made available for research, insurance modeling, or AI training under strict consent conditions.23 If designed with guardrails against the commodification of health data and protections against coercive monetization among vulnerable groups,24 this paradigm could contribute to a secure and decentralized data-sharing economy that respects consent and incentivizes participation17 In this way, IoMT-integrated health wallets could not only enhance individual care but also serve as entry points into a broader participatory data economy, one that demands robust governance, ethical safeguards, and institutional readiness to fully realize its transformative potential.	cache/biht-414.pdf	txt/biht-414.txt