Imperial College London
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PROFESSOR AZEEM MAJEED

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Chair - Primary Care and Public Health & Head of Department
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 3368a.majeed Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Dorothea Cockerell +44 (0)20 7594 3368

 
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Location

 

Reynolds BuildingCharing Cross Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Meinert:2019:10.2196/10994,
author = {Meinert, E and Alturkistani, A and Foley, K and Osama, T and Car, J and Majeed, F and van, Velthoven H and Wells, G and Brindley, D},
doi = {10.2196/10994},
journal = {JMIR Research Protocols},
title = {Implementation of blockchains in healthcare: protocol for a systematic review},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/10994},
volume = {8},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BackgroundA blockchain is a digitised, decentralised, distributed public ledger; a shared and synchronised database that records cryptocurrency transactions. Despite the shift towards digital platforms enabled by Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), demonstrating a will to reform the healthcare sector, health systems face issues including security, interoperability, data fragmentation, timely access to patient data and silos. Application of healthcare blockchains could enable data interoperability, enhancement of precision medicine and reduction in prescription frauds through implementing novel methods in access and patient consent. Objectives To summarise the evidence on the strategies and frameworks utilised to implement blockchains for patient data in healthcare to ensure privacy and improve interoperability and scalability. It is anticipated this review will assist in development of recommendations that will assist key stakeholders in healthcare blockchain implementation and we predict that the evidence generated will challenge the healthcare status quo, moving away from more traditional approaches and facilitating decision-making of patients, healthcare providers and researchers.  ResultsDatabase searches will be initiated in September 2018. We expect to complete the review in December 2018. ConclusionsThis review will summarize the strategies and frameworks used to implement blockchains in healthcare to increase data privacy, interoperability and scalability. This review will also help clarify if the strategies and frameworks required for the operationalisation of blockchains in healthcare ensure the privacy of patient data whilst enabling efficiency, interoperability and scalability.
AU  - Meinert,E
AU  - Alturkistani,A
AU  - Foley,K
AU  - Osama,T
AU  - Car,J
AU  - Majeed,F
AU  - van,Velthoven H
AU  - Wells,G
AU  - Brindley,D
DO  - 10.2196/10994
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 1929-0748
TI  - Implementation of blockchains in healthcare: protocol for a systematic review
T2  - JMIR Research Protocols
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/10994
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/63883
VL  - 8
ER  -
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