Implementing Blockchains for Efficient Health Care: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The decentralized nature of sensitive health information can bring about situations where timely information is unavailable, worsening health outcomes. Furthermore, as patient involvement in health care increases, there is a growing need for patients to access and control their data. Blockchain is a secure, decentralized online ledger that could be used to manage electronic health records (EHRs) efficiently, therefore with the potential to improve health outcomes by creating a conduit for interoperability.

Objective

This study aimed to perform a systematic review to assess the feasibility of blockchain as a method of managing health care records efficiently.

Methods

Reviewers identified studies via systematic searches of databases including PubMed, MEDLINE,

SUBMITTER: Vazirani AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6390185 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature