Blockchain distributed ledger technologies for biomedical and health care applications.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To introduce blockchain technologies, including their benefits, pitfalls, and the latest applications, to the biomedical and health care domains.

Target audience

Biomedical and health care informatics researchers who would like to learn about blockchain technologies and their applications in the biomedical/health care domains.

Scope

The covered topics include: (1) introduction to the famous Bitcoin crypto-currency and the underlying blockchain technology; (2) features of blockchain; (3) review of alternative blockchain technologies; (4) emerging nonfinancial distributed ledger technologies and applications; (5) benefits of blockchain for biomedical/health care applications when compared to traditional distributed databases; (6) overview of the latest biomed

SUBMITTER: Kuo TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6080687 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature