Blockchain technology implementation for medical data management in Malaysia: potential, need and challenges

• Main Authors: Hira, Fariha Anjum, Khalid, Haliyana, Abdul Rasid, Siti Zaleha, Baskaran, Shathees, Md. Moshiul, Alam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: UIKTEN - Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science 2022
• Subjects: HD Industries. Land use. Labor; T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/104555/1/HaliyanaKhalid2022_BlockchainTechnologyImplementationforMedical.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/104555/; http://dx.doi.org/10.18421/TEM111-08

This study highlights several challenges along with the potential and need for blockchain technology implementation in the Malaysian healthcare industry context. The systematic review unearths potential technological, organizational, environmental, individual-level acceptance concerns and challenges associated with deploying blockchain to support electronic health records. As such, this research serves as the starting point for a chain of studies aiming at detecting, analyzing, and responding to such demands. The study is expected to guide policy and decision-making procedure of a secure and resilient health information exchange for healthcare stakeholders of developing nations such as Malaysia.