EHR Systems and Blockchain: Potentials, Challenges and the Road Ahead
- Jim Poteet | Sr. Director, Revenue Cycle Development, Oracle
- Mike Gault | CEO, Guardtime
- Dr. Anjum Khurshid | Chief Data Scientist, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
- Sivagnanam Suresh | Founder, Vdoc
- Dr. Alex Norta | Founder, Norta Partners OÜ
- Horst Treiblmaier, PhD | Head of the School of International Management, Modul University Vienna // Moderator
Panelists discuss blockchain technology use for electronic health records, and specifically delve into the benefits that blockchain brings to EHRs, but also discuss what its pitfalls and limitations are; including presenting perspectives from academia, and examples from practitioners, to ensure a lively discussion.Learning Objectives
- Understand the potential applications of blockchain for electronic health records (EHRs).
- Explore the benefits and challenges of implementing blockchain for EHRs, including security, interoperability, privacy, and data integrity.
- Identify key use cases and real-world examples of blockchain implementation in healthcare and EHR management.
- Analyze the potential impact of blockchain on improving healthcare data exchange, patient consent management, and medical research.
- Discuss the regulatory and legal considerations associated with using blockchain in healthcare, such as compliance with data protection laws and standards.
- Examine the role of smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps) in enhancing EHR management and patient control over their health information.
- Assess the scalability and performance limitations of blockchain technology in handling large-scale healthcare data and high transaction volumes.
- Evaluate potential cost savings and efficiency gains achieved through blockchain implementation in EHRs, considering factors such as data access, auditability, and administrative overhead.
- Discuss the future prospects and challenges of integrating blockchain with existing healthcare systems, standards, and infrastructure to achieve widespread adoption and interoperability.
