Blockchain in Healthcare: A Primer

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Author(s): Nilmini Wickramasinghe (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia & Epworth HealthCare, Australia)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 7
Source title: Handbook of Research on Optimizing Healthcare Management Techniques
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Nilmini Wickramasinghe (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia & Epworth HealthCare, Australia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1371-2.ch015

Keywords: Health Information Systems / Medical Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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Abstract

Blockchain is a decentralized, digital ledger that keeps a permanent, unalterable record of transactions between users. One of the greatest advantages of Blockchain is that it is much more secure than other data storage platforms, and thus particularly relevant for healthcare. The chapter serves to outline areas and opportunities for deploying this technology into key healthcare contexts to support effective and efficient operations as well as heightened transparency and trust around activities between and within stakeholders.

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