Blockchain Applications for Healthcare Data Management.
- Author:
Dimiter V DIMITROV
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- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Health Information Interoperability; Information Storage and Retrieval; Genomics; Artificial Intelligence; mHealth
- MeSH: Artificial Intelligence; Commerce; Delivery of Health Care*; Foundations; Genomics; Hand; Humans; Information Storage and Retrieval; Marketing; Medical Records; Mobile Applications; Ownership; Pilot Projects; Telemedicine
- From:Healthcare Informatics Research 2019;25(1):51-56
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: OBJECTIVES: This pilot study aimed to provide an overview of the potential for blockchain technology in the healthcare system. The review covers technological topics from storing medical records in blockchains through patient personal data ownership and mobile apps for patient outreach. METHODS: We performed a preliminary survey to fill the gap that exists between purely technically focused manuscripts about blockchains, on the one hand, and the literature that is mostly concerned with marketing discussions about their expected economic impact on the other hand. RESULTS: The findings show that new digital platforms based on blockchains are emerging to enabling fast, simple, and seamless interaction between data providers, including patients themselves. CONCLUSIONS: We provide a conceptual understanding of the technical foundations of the potential for blockchain technology in healthcare, which is necessary to understand specific blockchain applications, evaluate business cases such as blockchain startups, or follow the discussion about its expected economic impacts.
