Applications of Blockchain technology for the efficient management of healthcare Data-Sharing

Timely, secure and confidential sharing of electronic health records across providers is crucial to facilitate proper patient care. This activity focuses on a systemic review of literature aiming to examine the motivations, advantages, and limitations, as well as barriers and future challenges faced when applying blockchain technology in oncology.

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of this module is to offer an overview of research that examined the motivations, advantages, and limitations, as well as barriers and future challenges faced when applying Blockchain technology in oncology.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

1. The potential of Blockchain technology to enhance data-sharing for primary care, as well as to attain optimisation of the pharmaceutical supply chain by bringing properties such as transparency, traceability, and immutability to the applications.
2. The need for future research directions that include design of the privacy-preserving hybrid data storage, interoperable infrastructures and architecture, and are compliant with the international laws and regulations.

Instructions for this Module

• Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
• You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
• The pass grade is 70%;
• You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
• Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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