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Evolution of Health Information Sharing Between Health Care Organizations: Potential of Nonfungible Tokens
This study attempts to explain the development and progress of the technology used for sharing health information across health care organizations (such as hospitals and physicians’ offices). First, we describe the strengths and weaknesses of traditional sharing models, health information exchange (...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10134022/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37043269 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/42685 |
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description | This study attempts to explain the development and progress of the technology used for sharing health information across health care organizations (such as hospitals and physicians’ offices). First, we describe the strengths and weaknesses of traditional sharing models, health information exchange (HIE), and blockchain-based HIE. Second, the potential use of nonfungible token (NFT) protocols in HIE models is proposed as the next possible move for information-sharing initiatives in health care. In addition to some potential opportunities and distinguishing features (eg, ownability, verifiability, and incentivization), we identify the uncertainty and risks associated with the application of NFTs, such as the lack of a dedicated regulatory framework for legal ownership of digital patient data. This paper is among the first to discuss the potential of NFTs in health care. The use of NFTs in HIE networks could generate a new stream of research for future studies. This study provides practical insights into how the technological foundations of information-sharing efforts in health care have developed and diversified from earlier forms. |
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spelling | pubmed-101340222023-04-28 Evolution of Health Information Sharing Between Health Care Organizations: Potential of Nonfungible Tokens Esmaeilzadeh, Pouyan Interact J Med Res Viewpoint This study attempts to explain the development and progress of the technology used for sharing health information across health care organizations (such as hospitals and physicians’ offices). First, we describe the strengths and weaknesses of traditional sharing models, health information exchange (HIE), and blockchain-based HIE. Second, the potential use of nonfungible token (NFT) protocols in HIE models is proposed as the next possible move for information-sharing initiatives in health care. In addition to some potential opportunities and distinguishing features (eg, ownability, verifiability, and incentivization), we identify the uncertainty and risks associated with the application of NFTs, such as the lack of a dedicated regulatory framework for legal ownership of digital patient data. This paper is among the first to discuss the potential of NFTs in health care. The use of NFTs in HIE networks could generate a new stream of research for future studies. This study provides practical insights into how the technological foundations of information-sharing efforts in health care have developed and diversified from earlier forms. JMIR Publications 2023-04-12 /pmc/articles/PMC10134022/ /pubmed/37043269 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/42685 Text en ©Pouyan Esmaeilzadeh. Originally published in the Interactive Journal of Medical Research (https://www.i-jmr.org/), 12.04.2023. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in the Interactive Journal of Medical Research, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on https://www.i-jmr.org/, as well as this copyright and license information must be included. |
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title | Evolution of Health Information Sharing Between Health Care Organizations: Potential of Nonfungible Tokens |
title_full | Evolution of Health Information Sharing Between Health Care Organizations: Potential of Nonfungible Tokens |
title_fullStr | Evolution of Health Information Sharing Between Health Care Organizations: Potential of Nonfungible Tokens |
title_full_unstemmed | Evolution of Health Information Sharing Between Health Care Organizations: Potential of Nonfungible Tokens |
title_short | Evolution of Health Information Sharing Between Health Care Organizations: Potential of Nonfungible Tokens |
title_sort | evolution of health information sharing between health care organizations: potential of nonfungible tokens |
topic | Viewpoint |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10134022/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37043269 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/42685 |
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