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Blockchain for Healthcare and Medical Systems

Blockchain for Healthcare and Medical Systems

Sanaa Kaddoura, Rima Grati
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781668463116|ISBN10: 1668463113|EISBN13: 9781668463123
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6311-6.ch038
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Kaddoura, Sanaa, and Rima Grati. "Blockchain for Healthcare and Medical Systems." Research Anthology on Securing Medical Systems and Records, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 811-832. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6311-6.ch038

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Kaddoura, S. & Grati, R. (2022). Blockchain for Healthcare and Medical Systems. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Securing Medical Systems and Records (pp. 811-832). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6311-6.ch038

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Kaddoura, Sanaa, and Rima Grati. "Blockchain for Healthcare and Medical Systems." In Research Anthology on Securing Medical Systems and Records, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 811-832. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6311-6.ch038

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Abstract

Blockchain is one of the trendy technologies in the current era. All industries are merging blockchain with their production line to benefit from its features such as security and decentralized data. One of the main problems in the healthcare system is the lack of interoperability (i.e., data should be patient-centered and not institution-centered). Healthcare information systems, in the current state, cannot communicate. Each organization works within its boundaries and owns its data. To make this shift, many challenges should be solved such as data privacy, standards, scalability, and others. Blockchain can solve these problems by giving the patients control over their data; therefore, they can share it with any institution for a time period. It is expected that blockchain will improve healthcare data management. In this chapter, the authors study the opportunity of blockchain to leverage biomedical and healthcare applications and research. Blockchain also contributes to the medication manufacturing area.

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