Exploring opportunities and challenges of Blockchain-Based Electronic Medical records
Available research suggests using Blockchain in electronic medical files to aggregate and integrate information. While reviewing authoritative articles and books, we analyzed the challenges and opportunities of using Blockchain this way. By using the specialists' opinion, completing a specialis...
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| description | Available research suggests using Blockchain in electronic medical files to aggregate and integrate information. While reviewing authoritative articles and books, we analyzed the challenges and opportunities of using Blockchain this way. By using the specialists' opinion, completing a specialist questionnaire, using the DEMETEL technique and interpretive structural modeling (ISM) technique, this research investigated and analyzed the possibilities of using Blockchain in electronic medical files. The pair comparison technique was used to study and analyze the challenges of using Blockchain this way. The results are stated in this research. Research achievements include the design of a model using Blockchain for electronic medical files, analysis of Block chain's opportunities and challenges, measurement of the components, design and presentation of the model, and prioritizing the challenges of using Blockchain. This research suggests that the use of Blockchain in electronic medical files can reduce extra costs, create a comprehensive system for medical records to avoid additional costs, facilitate access to patient information, and reduce medical errors. The results obtained reveal that the components of immutability and the impossibility of data forgery of patient records (based on data integration in Blockchain) have the most impact on the system. Examination of the challenges reveals that blockchain technology's challenges (low speed, difficulty working with Blockchain, poor integrations between the software for various electronic health records) are of the utmost importance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f6cd6456a1b4cef829cced59ae132b52022-12-22T03:30:45ZfasUniversity of TehranJournal of Information Technology Management2008-58932423-50592022-06-0114Special Issue: The business value of Blockchain, challenges, and perspectives.12310.22059/jitm.2022.8783887838Exploring opportunities and challenges of Blockchain-Based Electronic Medical recordsPeyman Akhavan0Ebrahim Mahmoudzadeh1Maedeh Rahimi2Lila Rajabion3Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Qom University of Technology, Qom, Iran; Department of Management and Industrial Engineering, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, IranProfessor, Department of Management and Industrial Engineering, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.Industrial Engineer, Department of Management and Industrial Engineering, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.Professor Assistant, School of Graduate Studies, SUNY Empire State College, New York.Available research suggests using Blockchain in electronic medical files to aggregate and integrate information. While reviewing authoritative articles and books, we analyzed the challenges and opportunities of using Blockchain this way. By using the specialists' opinion, completing a specialist questionnaire, using the DEMETEL technique and interpretive structural modeling (ISM) technique, this research investigated and analyzed the possibilities of using Blockchain in electronic medical files. The pair comparison technique was used to study and analyze the challenges of using Blockchain this way. The results are stated in this research. Research achievements include the design of a model using Blockchain for electronic medical files, analysis of Block chain's opportunities and challenges, measurement of the components, design and presentation of the model, and prioritizing the challenges of using Blockchain. This research suggests that the use of Blockchain in electronic medical files can reduce extra costs, create a comprehensive system for medical records to avoid additional costs, facilitate access to patient information, and reduce medical errors. The results obtained reveal that the components of immutability and the impossibility of data forgery of patient records (based on data integration in Blockchain) have the most impact on the system. Examination of the challenges reveals that blockchain technology's challenges (low speed, difficulty working with Blockchain, poor integrations between the software for various electronic health records) are of the utmost importance.https://jitm.ut.ac.ir/article_87838_3fde4b1b863234c8b0aabd9187fbdecc.pdfblockchainelectronic medical recordsdematelinterpretative structural modelingpair comparison |
| spellingShingle | Peyman Akhavan Ebrahim Mahmoudzadeh Maedeh Rahimi Lila Rajabion Exploring opportunities and challenges of Blockchain-Based Electronic Medical records Journal of Information Technology Management blockchain electronic medical records dematel interpretative structural modeling pair comparison |
| title | Exploring opportunities and challenges of Blockchain-Based Electronic Medical records |
| title_full | Exploring opportunities and challenges of Blockchain-Based Electronic Medical records |
| title_fullStr | Exploring opportunities and challenges of Blockchain-Based Electronic Medical records |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring opportunities and challenges of Blockchain-Based Electronic Medical records |
| title_short | Exploring opportunities and challenges of Blockchain-Based Electronic Medical records |
| title_sort | exploring opportunities and challenges of blockchain based electronic medical records |
| topic | blockchain electronic medical records dematel interpretative structural modeling pair comparison |
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