Proposed Implementation of Blockchain in British Columbia's Health Care Data Management.

Danielle Cadoret Tamara Kailas Pedro Elkind Velmovitsky Plinio Pelegrini Morita Okechukwu Igboeli

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2020)

Our analysis of British Columbia's health care data management revealed several challenges, including information silos, the potential for medical errors, the general unwillingness of parties within the health care system to trust and share data, and the potential for security breaches and operational issues in the current EMR infrastructure. A blockchain-based solution has the highest potential in solving most of the challenges in managing health care data in British Columbia and other Canadian provinces.

Keyphrases

healthcare
electronic health record
big data
health information
primary care
single cell
emergency department
patient safety
public health
social media
deep learning
quality improvement
global health