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Blockchain Technology: Applications in Health Care

Angraal, Suveen, Krumholz, Harlan M., Schulz, Wade L.·2017·Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

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B lockchain technology has gained substantial attention in recent years with increased interest in several diverse fields, including the healthcare industry.Blockchain offers a secure, distributed database that can operate without a central authority or administrator.Blockchain uses a distributed, peer-to-peer network to make a continuous, growing list of ordered records called blocks to form a digital ledger.Each transaction, represented in a cryptographically signed block, is then automatically validated by the network itself.Blockchain has also garnered interest as a platform to improve the authenticity and transparency of healthcare data through many use cases, from maintaining permissions in electronic health records (EHR) to streamlining claims processing.In this article, we describe the basics of blockchain and illustrate current and future applications of this technology within the healthcare industry. Healthcare Applications of BlockchainThis interest and momentum has now extended to healthcare information technology.Realizing the potential relevance and importance of blockchain in health care, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology,

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  • Prior research has made limited attempts to holistically encapsulate extant knowledge by utilizing systematic literature reviews.

    “Yet, prior research has made limited attempts to holistically encapsulate extant knowledge by utilizing systematic literature reviews (SLRs) (e.g.Angraal et al., 2017;Hölbl et al., 2018;Agbo et al., 2019;O'Donoghue et al., 2019;Jaoude & Saade, 2019).”

    From Blockchain in healthcare: A systematic literature review, synthesizing framework and future research agenda (2020) · cites this paper as Angraal et al., 2017

    The Abstract describes an overview of blockchain basics and healthcare applications, so the paper is an example of prior work bringing together knowledge on the topic. Our copy does not describe it as a systematic literature review or report a systematic search or selection method; it does not support that part of the citation's characterization. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Blockchain technology has been proposed as a medium for health care data storage solutions [94,95] and as a tool for improving transparency in clinical trials [96].

    “Gained a substantial attention in recent years T, the blockchain technology gained substantial popularity in recent years primarily due to the popularity of the Bitcoin crypto currency, was previously has been proposed as a medium for health care data storage solutions [94, 95] and as a tool for to improving thee transparency in clinical trials [96].”

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Authors
Angraal, S., Krumholz, H. M., & Schulz, W. L.
Affiliations
Yale New Haven Hospital (US)
Venue
Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
Published
2017-09
Volume
10
Issue
9
ISSN
  • 1941-7705 (ISSN-L)
  • 1941-7713
OpenAlex
W2754931682
Cited by
430
References
4
Citations by year
2026: 19 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 44 · 2023: 63 · 2022: 49 · 2021: 57 · 2020: 71 · 2019: 53 · 2018: 28 · 2017: 3
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Electronic Health Records Systems
Keywords
blockchain, health information technology, electronic health records, data security, data transparency, peer-to-peer networks, distributed ledger technology, claims management
MeSH terms
Administrative Claims, Healthcare, Confidentiality, Database Management Systems, Diffusion of Innovation, Humans, Insurance Claim Review, Computer Security, Biomedical Technology, Electronic Health Records

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