reviewJournal of the American Medical Informatics AssociationJun 30, 2017HYBRID OA

Blockchain distributed ledger technologies for biomedical and health care applications

TKTsung-Ting KuoHKHyeoneui KimLOLucila Ohno‐Machado

University of California San Diego · Health Services Research & Development · +1 more institution

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To introduce blockchain technologies, including their benefits, pitfalls, and the latest applications, to the biomedical and health care domains. TARGET AUDIENCE: Biomedical and health care informatics researchers who would like to learn about blockchain technologies and their applications in the biomedical/health care domains. SCOPE: The covered topics include: (1) introduction to the famous Bitcoin crypto-currency and the underlying blockchain technology; (2) features of blockchain; (3) review of alternative blockchain technologies; (4) emerging nonfinancial distributed ledger technologies and applications; (5) benefits of blockchain for biomedical/health care applications when compared to…

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Keywords
  • Blockchain
  • Scope (computer science)
  • Distributed ledger
  • Health care
  • Computer science
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Emerging technologies
  • Data science
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Decent work and economic growth
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