Blockchain Technology Use Cases in Healthcare

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Zhang ◽  
Douglas C. Schmidt ◽  
Jules White ◽  
Gunther Lenz
Keyword(s):  
Technology Use ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Blockchain Technology

Blockchain Technology Use Cases

2019 ◽  
pp. 91-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Gatteschi ◽  
Fabrizio Lamberti ◽  
Claudio Demartini
Keyword(s):  
Technology Use ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Blockchain Technology

scholarly journals Blockchain Practices, Potentials, and Perspectives in Greening Supply Chains

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahtab Kouhizadeh ◽  
Joseph Sarkis
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Green Supply Chains ◽  
Current Popularity ◽  
Insight Into

Blockchain technology is an inchoate technology whose current popularity is peaking. Some of the most pervasive blockchain technology use cases exist for supply chains. Sustainable, and especially green, supply chains can benefit from blockchain technology, but there are also caveats. The sustainability and environmental management research and academic literature is only starting to investigate this emergent field. This paper seeks to help advance the discussion and motivate additional practice and research related to green supply chains and blockchain technology. This viewpoint paper provides insight into some of the main dimensions of blockchain technology, an overview of the use cases and issues, and some general research areas for further investigation.

Blockchain in Industrie 4.0: Beyond cryptocurrency

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Laabs ◽  
Siniša Đukanović
Keyword(s):  
Product Quality ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Industrie 4.0 ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Increase Product Quality ◽  
Organizational Cooperation

Abstract Industrie 4.0, the transition from static, centrally controlled production to dynamic, decentralized manufacturing, is aiming to increase product quality, customization and efficiency. Autonomous production systems and flexible inter-organizational cooperation are key challenges. Blockchain seems to be a natural fit to cope with these challenges. This article derives major challenges of I4.0 and compares them with benefits of blockchain technology. Use cases demonstrate where challenges and benefits match. Also, well known blockchain issues and possible solutions are addressed.

Use Cases and Applications of Blockchain Technology in IT Industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 716-720
Author(s):  
Deepak Kumar Verma ◽  
Varsha Katheria ◽  
Mazhar Khaliq
Keyword(s):  
Use Cases ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Blockchain Technology

Blockchain as supply chain technology: considering transparency and security

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei Xu ◽  
Joonghee Lee ◽  
James R. Barth ◽  
Robert Glenn Richey
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Text Mining ◽  
Information Security ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Twitter Data ◽  
The Way

PurposeThis paper discusses how the features of blockchain technology impact supply chain transparency through the lens of the information security triad (confidentiality, integrity and availability). Ultimately, propositions are developed to encourage future research in supply chain applications of blockchain technology.Design/methodology/approachPropositions are developed based on a synthesis of the information security and supply chain transparency literature. Findings from text mining of Twitter data and a discussion of three major blockchain use cases support the development of the propositions.FindingsThe authors note that confidentiality limits supply chain transparency, which causes tension between transparency and security. Integrity and availability promote supply chain transparency. Blockchain features can preserve security and increase transparency at the same time, despite the tension between confidentiality and transparency.Research limitations/implicationsThe research was conducted at a time when most blockchain applications were still in pilot stages. The propositions developed should therefore be revisited as blockchain applications become more widely adopted and mature.Originality/valueThis study is among the first to examine the way blockchain technology eases the tension between supply chain transparency and security. Unlike other studies that have suggested only positive impacts of blockchain technology on transparency, this study demonstrates that blockchain features can influence transparency both positively and negatively.

scholarly journals Leveraging Blockchain Technology to Enhance Supply Chain Management in Healthcare:

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin A. Clauson ◽  
Elizabeth A. Breeden ◽  
Cameron Davidson ◽  
Timothy K. Mackey
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Data Provenance ◽  
Pharmaceutical Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Safety And Health

Background: Effective supply chain management is a challenge in every sector, but in healthcare there is added complexity and risk as a compromised supply chain in healthcare can directly impact patient safety and health outcomes. One potential solution for improving security, integrity, data provenance, and functionality of the health supply chain is blockchain technology. Objectives: Provide an overview of the opportunities and challenges associated with blockchain adoption and deployment for the health supply chain, with a focus on the pharmaceutical supply, medical device and supplies, Internet of Healthy Things (IoHT), and public health sectors. Methods: A narrative review was conducted of the academic literature, grey literature, and industry publications, in addition to identifying and characterizing select stakeholders engaged in exploring blockchain solutions for the health supply chain. Results: Critical challenges in protecting the integrity of the health supply chain appear well suited for adoption of blockchain technology. Use cases are emerging, including using blockchain to combat counterfeit medicines, securing medical devices, optimizing functionality of IoHT, and improving the public health supply chain. Despite these clear opportunities, most blockchain initiatives remain in proof-of-concept or pilot phase. Conclusion: Blockchain technology has the unrealized promise to help improve the health supply chain, but further study, evaluation and alignment with policy mechanisms is needed. Keywords: Blockchain, Distributed Ledger, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical, Supply chain  

scholarly journals Blockchain in Health Care: Hope or Hype?

10.2196/17199 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. e17199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rania El-Gazzar ◽  
Karen Stendal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Patient Data ◽  
Health Care Sector ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Value Proposition ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Silver Bullet

There has been an increasing interest in blockchain technology from the health care sector in the last couple of years. The value proposition for using blockchain technology in the health care sector is to share sensitive patient data among health care entities securely and to empower patients. Blockchain technology allows patients to have an active role in developing and updating their own patient data. However, is blockchain technology really the silver bullet it seems to be? With this paper, we aim to understand the benefits and challenges of blockchain technology in the health care sector. We discuss innovation and security implications concerning blockchain technology in health care. Furthermore, we show that there is a need for more use cases to ensure the secure sharing of data within the health care sector. In our opinion, blockchain technology will not solve the issues encountered by the health care sector; in fact, it may raise more issues than it will solve.

Understanding Blockchain

2021 ◽  
pp. 181-202
Author(s):  
Hemraj Saini ◽  
Geetanjali Rathee ◽  
Dinesh Kumar Saini
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Literature Survey ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Security Framework ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
New Ideas

In this chapter, the authors have detailed the need of blockchain technology along with its case studies in different domains. The literature survey is described that describes how blockchain technology is rising. Further, a number of domains where blockchain technology can be applied along with its case studies have been discussed. In addition, the authors have considered the various use cases with their recent issues and how these issues can be resolved using the blockchain technology by proposing some new ideas. A proposed security framework in certain applications using blockchain technology is presented. Finally, the chapter is concluded with future directions.

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