Blockchain Technology Projects to Provide Telemedical Services: Systematic Review
BackgroundOne of the most promising health care development areas is introducing telemedicine services and creating solutions based on blockchain technology. The study of systems combining both these domains indicates the ongoing expansion of digital technologies in this mark...
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| author | Konstantin Koshechkin Georgy Lebedev George Radzievsky Ralf Seepold Natividad Madrid Martinez |
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BackgroundOne of the most promising health care development areas is introducing telemedicine services and creating solutions based on blockchain technology. The study of systems combining both these domains indicates the ongoing expansion of digital technologies in this market segment.
ObjectiveThis paper aims to review the feasibility of blockchain technology for telemedicine.
MethodsThe authors identified relevant studies via systematic searches of databases including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, and Google Scholar. The suitability of each for inclusion in this review was assessed independently. Owing to the lack of publications, available blockchain-based tokens were discovered via conventional web search engines (Google, Yahoo, and Yandex).
ResultsOf the 40 discovered projects, only 18 met the selection criteria. The 5 most prevalent features of the available solutions (N=18) were medical data access (14/18, 78%), medical service processing (14/18, 78%), diagnostic support (10/18, 56%), payment transactions (10/18, 56%), and fundraising for telemedical instrument development (5/18, 28%).
ConclusionsThese different features (eg, medical data access, medical service processing, epidemiology reporting, diagnostic support, and treatment support) allow us to discuss the possibilities for integration of blockchain technology into telemedicine and health care on different levels. In this area, a wide range of tasks can be identified that could be accomplished based on digital technologies using blockchains. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52ac923ade7442a5a5ea6083f75500fa2023-08-28T18:32:28ZengJMIR PublicationsJournal of Medical Internet Research1438-88712021-08-01238e1747510.2196/17475Blockchain Technology Projects to Provide Telemedical Services: Systematic ReviewKonstantin Koshechkinhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7309-2215Georgy Lebedevhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4289-2102George Radzievskyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4868-2608Ralf Seepoldhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5192-2537Natividad Madrid Martinezhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1965-9481 BackgroundOne of the most promising health care development areas is introducing telemedicine services and creating solutions based on blockchain technology. The study of systems combining both these domains indicates the ongoing expansion of digital technologies in this market segment. ObjectiveThis paper aims to review the feasibility of blockchain technology for telemedicine. MethodsThe authors identified relevant studies via systematic searches of databases including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, and Google Scholar. The suitability of each for inclusion in this review was assessed independently. Owing to the lack of publications, available blockchain-based tokens were discovered via conventional web search engines (Google, Yahoo, and Yandex). ResultsOf the 40 discovered projects, only 18 met the selection criteria. The 5 most prevalent features of the available solutions (N=18) were medical data access (14/18, 78%), medical service processing (14/18, 78%), diagnostic support (10/18, 56%), payment transactions (10/18, 56%), and fundraising for telemedical instrument development (5/18, 28%). ConclusionsThese different features (eg, medical data access, medical service processing, epidemiology reporting, diagnostic support, and treatment support) allow us to discuss the possibilities for integration of blockchain technology into telemedicine and health care on different levels. In this area, a wide range of tasks can be identified that could be accomplished based on digital technologies using blockchains.https://www.jmir.org/2021/8/e17475 |
| spellingShingle | Konstantin Koshechkin Georgy Lebedev George Radzievsky Ralf Seepold Natividad Madrid Martinez Blockchain Technology Projects to Provide Telemedical Services: Systematic Review Journal of Medical Internet Research |
| title | Blockchain Technology Projects to Provide Telemedical Services: Systematic Review |
| title_full | Blockchain Technology Projects to Provide Telemedical Services: Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Blockchain Technology Projects to Provide Telemedical Services: Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blockchain Technology Projects to Provide Telemedical Services: Systematic Review |
| title_short | Blockchain Technology Projects to Provide Telemedical Services: Systematic Review |
| title_sort | blockchain technology projects to provide telemedical services systematic review |
| url | https://www.jmir.org/2021/8/e17475 |
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