Adoption of Blockchain in Health Care
This study aims to review current issues regarding the application of blockchain technology in health care. We illustrated the various ways in which blockchain can solve current health care issues in three main arenas: data exchange, contracts, and supply chain management. This paper presents severa...
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| author | Gaynor, Mark Tuttle-Newhall, Janet Parker, Jessica Patel, Arti Tang, Clare |
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| description | This study aims to review current issues regarding the application of blockchain technology in health care. We illustrated the various ways in which blockchain can solve current health care issues in three main arenas: data exchange, contracts, and supply chain management. This paper presents several current and projected uses of blockchain technology in the health care industry. We predicted which of these applications are likely to be adopted quickly and provided a supply chain example of tracking the transportation of organs for transplantation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2d6da3c2515427498721e475b0d58062022-12-21T21:10:42ZengJMIR PublicationsJournal of Medical Internet Research1438-88712020-09-01229e1742310.2196/17423Adoption of Blockchain in Health CareGaynor, MarkTuttle-Newhall, JanetParker, JessicaPatel, ArtiTang, ClareThis study aims to review current issues regarding the application of blockchain technology in health care. We illustrated the various ways in which blockchain can solve current health care issues in three main arenas: data exchange, contracts, and supply chain management. This paper presents several current and projected uses of blockchain technology in the health care industry. We predicted which of these applications are likely to be adopted quickly and provided a supply chain example of tracking the transportation of organs for transplantation.https://www.jmir.org/2020/9/e17423 |
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| title | Adoption of Blockchain in Health Care |
| title_full | Adoption of Blockchain in Health Care |
| title_fullStr | Adoption of Blockchain in Health Care |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adoption of Blockchain in Health Care |
| title_short | Adoption of Blockchain in Health Care |
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| url | https://www.jmir.org/2020/9/e17423 |
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