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The Use of Blockchain Technology in the Health Care Sector: Systematic Review.

Deepa ElangovanChiau Soon LongFaizah Safina BakrinChing Siang TanKhang Weh GohSiang Fei YeohMei Jun LoyZahid HussainKah Seng LeeAzam Che IdrisLong Chiau Ming
Published in: JMIR medical informatics (2022)
Blockchain technology was found to be useful in real health care environments, including for the management of electronic medical records, biomedical research and education, remote patient monitoring, pharmaceutical supply chains, health insurance claims, health data analytics, and other potential areas. The main reasons for the implementation of blockchain technology in the health care sector were identified as data integrity, access control, data logging, data versioning, and nonrepudiation. The findings could help the scientific community to understand the implementation aspect of blockchain technology. The results from this study help in recognizing the accessibility and use of blockchain technology in the health care sector.
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