Blockchain Technology Implementation for Medical Data Management in Malaysia: Potential, Need and Challenges
Blockchain Technology Implementation for Medical Data Management in Malaysia: Potential, Need and Challenges
Author(s): Fariha Anjum Hira, Haliyana Khalid, Siti Zaleha Abdul Rasid, Shathees Baskaran, Alam Md MoshiulSubject(s): Health and medicine and law, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: UIKTEN - Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science
Keywords: blockchain; EHR; health information exchange; lifetime health record
Summary/Abstract: This study highlights several challenges along with the potential and need for blockchain technology implementation in the Malaysian healthcare industry context. The systematic review unearths potential technological, organizational, environmental, individual-level acceptance concerns and challenges associated with deploying blockchain to support electronic health records. As such, this research serves as the starting point for a chain of studies aiming at detecting, analyzing, and responding to such demands. The study is expected to guide policy and decision-making procedure of a secure and resilient health information exchange for healthcare stakeholders of developing nations such as Malaysia.
Journal: TEM Journal
- Issue Year: 11/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 64-74
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
