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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 70-83Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/20479700.2020.1843887
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Blockchain; Peer-to-Peer network; Compliance tracking; healthcare data; cyber security; HIPPA compliant Transform; on-Chain data management
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This paper explores the role of blockchain technology in addressing critical issues in the healthcare industry and summarizes blockchain products and solutions offered by key players in the health field. This research extends and complements existing blockchain research in healthcare.
Patients and healthcare practitioners are faced with the challenge of accessing, managing, integrating, and sharing health records securely. Patients should be able to manage their health records anywhere in the world, keep track of medical background, give access to data, and share those with any healthcare professional securely. Direct access to data for patients and a more robust data-sharing infrastructure could better prepare the healthcare system to manage public health threats during the emergence of deadly disease outbreak such as COVID-19. Current technologies in use by the healthcare industry do not adequately address these requirements due to limitations related to privacy, security, and full ecosystem interoperability. This paper conducted a literature review to find out the pivotal roles blockchain technology play in solving some of the most critical and challenging issues facing the healthcare industry. This paper identifies challenges and opportunities for implementing blockchain technology in healthcare and summarizes health-related blockchain products and key players offering solutions across different applications. In doing this, our research extends and complements existing blockchain research in healthcare.
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