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- Title
The role of blockchain technology in development of mobile health.
- Authors
Kafashi, Mojtaba; Nabovati, Ehsan; Abbasi, Reza; Sharif, Reyhane-sadat; Tafti, Shima Anvari; Abolfathi, Leila-sadat
- Abstract
Background: The blockchain technology has reached a great explosion in the health sector, due to its importance to overcome interoperability and security issues in eHealth. Several blockchain initiatives have appeared recently. One of the most promising in the health care section is mobile health. Objective: This study aimed at determining the role of blockchain technology in development of mobile health. Material and Methods: The present study performed by review and library, using search of articles with the MeSH Terms such as: blockchain, Telemedicine and through Boolean operands in databases including: IEEE Xplore, ISI-web of science, Pub Med, Scopus, Science Direct and Google Scholar from 2010 to the present. The obtained articles revised in accordance with the study goal. Results: Results showed that generally, the most common approach used to develop mHealth through blockchain technology is the appearance of blockchain startups based on mobile health platforms. Digital tools such as conversational interfaces and chatbots are the other blockchain initiatives in mobile health. Conclusion: The new blockchain technology applied in mobile health, identifies new reliable ways to exchange the decentralized health data and promotes the development of novel mobile health applications.
- Subjects
GOOGLE Scholar (Web resource); BLOCKCHAINS; MOBILE health; MOBILE operating systems; MOBILE apps; CHATBOTS; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Journal of Biomedical Physics & Engineering, 2021, Vol 11, p206
- ISSN
2251-7200
- Publication type
Article