Blockchain technology in healthcare: The revolution starts here

2016 IEEE 18th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services, Healthcom 2016

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages

  Mettler, Matthias ^a  

^a Boydak Strategy Consulting AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Blockchain; counterfeit drugs; digital health; digitalization; health information management; healthcare; medical research; medical treatment; new business models; patient data

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TREATMENT;

BLOCK-CHAIN; COUNTERFEIT DRUGS; DIGITALIZATION; HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TREATMENT; NEW BUSINESS MODELS; PATIENT DATA;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85006489341     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HealthCom.2016.7749510     Document Type: Conference Paper

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