2022
DOI: 10.1186/s12911-022-01815-8
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Benefits and concerns associated with blockchain-based health information exchange (HIE): a qualitative study from physicians' perspectives

Abstract: Background Blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize information sharing in companies. Many studies suggest using blockchain-powered platforms to replace existing mechanisms for health information exchange (HIE) across healthcare organizations. However, very few blockchain-based projects have been implemented in the healthcare sector. This study takes a qualitative approach to explore benefits, concerns, and barriers to the rollout of blockchain in HIE projects from physicians' p… Show more

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“…The adoption of blockchain in healthcare systems offers significant benefits such as data security, cost and time saving, supply chain management, client satisfaction, productivity improvement, and assistance in accessing information across the globe. The software industry has been concerned about blockchain, supported by the growing number of works in the health industry due to the strengthening of the possibility of success of blockchain in the health industry 28–30 …”
Section: Research Motivation and Noveltymentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The adoption of blockchain in healthcare systems offers significant benefits such as data security, cost and time saving, supply chain management, client satisfaction, productivity improvement, and assistance in accessing information across the globe. The software industry has been concerned about blockchain, supported by the growing number of works in the health industry due to the strengthening of the possibility of success of blockchain in the health industry 28–30 …”
Section: Research Motivation and Noveltymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The software industry has been concerned about blockchain, supported by the growing number of works in the health industry due to the strengthening of the possibility of success of blockchain in the health industry. [28][29][30] Standards and models play a key role in designing and developing addictive software systems. Based on the stat-of-the-art literature and to the best of our knowledge, there are no standards or guidelines to implement blockchain technology in healthcare.…”
Section: Research Motivation and Noveltymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Block-chain. Block-chain plays a vital role in modern healthcare systems, and is considered to be one of the most transversal and promising technologies [ 74 , 75 , 76 ]. The data source, robustness, decentralized management, security, and privacy of the block-chain and the immutability of stored data are the main reasons why the block-chain attracts the attention of the healthcare industry [ 74 , 77 ].…”
Section: Research Topics and Evolution Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Therefore, the practicality of block-chain technology in the medical industry has been questioned. The current limitations are mainly related to model performance, implementation constraints, and costs [ 75 , 78 ]. Many industries have adopted or are adopting necessary technologies to meet users’ demand for instant information, but the healthcare sector has fallen behind in this regard and is still facing the challenge of establishing a high-performance, scalable, and patient-centered information storage and exchange environment [ 74 ].…”
Section: Research Topics and Evolution Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thus, a chain of blocks containing operation information avoids having a central repository or middleman to complete transactions. Results show that although blockchain technology may create several bene ts, its applications in speci c sectors, such as healthcare, are still in their early stages (Esmaeilzadeh, 2022). For instance, in the presence of the problem of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, one of the solutions is the integration of an increasing number of distributed renewable energy sources into energy supply systems: from the conventional top-down ow of electricity (with large powerplants covering all power demand) to decentralized system in which energy is created and stored at the end-user level (Javid et al, 2021).…”
Section: Technologies For Reducing Risk Factors Of Environmental Dete...mentioning
confidence: 99%