From spending $6B+ in fines due to breach of patient information to 1,000 or more people dying due to lack of timely access to their health information we need an infrastructure that can securely connect to multiple electronic medical record platforms while giving patients the necessary access to their health information.
This was all in one Forbes article read below for more information
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jillrichmond/2017/03/10/with-monsoons-of-data-healthcares-salvation-just-may-be-blockchain/#67d9288c35a1
Gaining access to their health information via a DIW is definitely something of interest that all patients and people in general need, and the fact that they can access and share at any time, is a good idea!