Blockchain in Healthcare From Disruption to Integration

Blockchain technology (BT) is quietly transforming the world, from financial infrastructure, to the internet-of-things, to healthcare applications. With increasing penetration of BT into various areas of our daily lives, the need arises for better awareness and greater knowledge about the capabiliti...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Stawicki, Stanislaw (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
Series:Integrated Science
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introductory chapter: Early applications and evolution of blockchain implementations in medicine
  • 2. Can Blockchain Technology Change Contemporary Medicine As It Is Currently Understood?
  • 3. The Current State of Healthcare Information Exchange (HIE) and Proposing a Blockchain HIE Infrastructure
  • 4. An amalgamation of blockchain and connected health for combating COVID-19
  • 5. Applications of Blockchain Technology in the COVID-19 Era. 6. Distributed Ledgers and Immunity Passports: The Intersection of Clinical Medicine and Digital Technology
  • 7. Digital Identity, Computational Reliabilism, and the Future of IOMT: Epistemic Reasoning and The Role of Blockchain in Removing Human Tampering from Pharmacovigilance Decision Making
  • 8. Potential implementations of blockchain technology in patient safety: A high-level overview
  • 9. Blockchain in Medical Education
  • 10. Blockchain in Education: Linking Competency Assessment with Credentialing
  • 11. Optimizing Blockchain Technology in Academic Medicine
  • 12. Distributed Research Networks
  • 13. Use of Blockchain Technology for Implantable Medical Device Tracking
  • 14. Application of Blockchain Technology in Healthcare Supply Chains