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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 capabilities, benefits, risks, and
alternatives to distributed ledger applications. It is hoped that
current book will be one of the pioneering collections focusing on
blockchain implementations in the area of healthcare, with specific
aim to present content in an easy-to-understand and readily
accessible way for typical end-users of blockchain-based
applications. There are important areas within the fabric of modern
healthcare that stand to benefit from implementations of BT. These
areas include electronic medical records, quality control, patient
safety, finance, device tracking, biostamping/biocertification,
redundant storage of critical data, health and liability insurance,
medication utilization tracking (including opioid and antibiotic
misuse), financial transactions, academics/education, asset
tokenization, public health and pandemics, healthcare provider
credentialing, and many other potential applications. The ultimate
goal of the proposed book would be to provide an integrative,
easy-to-understand, and comprehensive picture of the current state
of blockchain use in healthcare while actively engaging the reader
in a forward-looking, exploratory approach toward future
developments in this space. To accomplish this goal, an expert
panel of contributors has been assembled, featuring scholars from
top global universities and think-tanks.
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