Blockchain in healthcare and health sciences—A scoping review
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Blockchain in healthcare and health sciences—A scoping review
Blockchain in healthcare and health sciences—A scoping review
Article authors
Anton Hasselgren,*, Katina Kralevska, Danilo Gligoroski, Sindre A. Pedersen, Arild Faxvaag
Abstract
Background
Blockchain can be described as an immutable ledger, logging data entries in a decentralized manner. This new technology has been suggested to disrupt a wide range of data-driven domains, including the health domain
Objective
The purpose of this study was to systematically review, assess and synthesize peer-reviewed publications utilizing/proposing to utilize blockchain to improve processes and services in healthcare, health sciences and health education
Method
A structured literature search on the topic was conducted in October 2018 relevant bibliographic databases
Result
39 publications fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The result indicates that Electronic Health Records and Personal Health Records are the most targeted areas using blockchain technology. Access control, interoperability, provenance and data integrity are all issues that are meant to be improved by blockchain technology in this field. Ethereum and Hyperledger fabric seem to be the most used platforms/frameworks in this domain
Conclusion
This study shows that the endeavors of using blockchain technology in the health domain are increasing exponentially. There are areas within the health domain that potentially could be highly impacted by blockchain technology
