Title
The benefits and threats of blockchain technology in healthcare: A scoping review
Abstract
•Blockchain can improve interoperability standards while maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of patient records.•Blockchain have several viable characteristics including decentralization, immutability, transparency and traceability.•Challenges related to security, privacy, scalability and interoperability are still obvious vulnerabilities of blockchain in healthcare.•It is important to pay attention and investigate the social acceptance of blockchain technology use in healthcare.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104246
International Journal of Medical Informatics
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Blockchain technology,Benefits,Threats,Healthcare
Journal
142
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1386-5056
3
0.38
References 
Authors
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Israa Abu-elezz130.38
Asma Hassan230.38
Anjanarani Nazeemudeen330.38
Mowafa S. Househ411631.32
Alaa Abd-alrazaq530.38