Abstract

There are several areas of healthcare and well-being that could be enhanced using blockchain technologies. These include device tracking, clinical trials, pharmaceutical tracing, and health insurance. Within device tracking, hospitals can trace their asset within a blockchain infrastructure, including through the complete lifecycle of a device. The information gathered can then be used to improve patient safety and provide after-market analysis to improve efficiency savings. This paper outlines recent work within the areas of pharmaceutical traceability, data sharing, clinical trials, and device tracking.

Details

Title
Applications of Blockchain Within Healthcare
Author
Bell, Liam; Buchanan, William J  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Cameron, Jonathan; Lo, Owen
Section
Reviews
Publication year
2018
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Partners in Digital Health
ISSN
25738240
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.30953/bhty.v1.8
ProQuest document ID
2707679396
Copyright
© 2018. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.