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ArticleFrontiers in public health2023

Non-fungible tokens in healthcare: a scoping review.

Shahabeddin Abhari, Plinio Morita, Pedro Augusto Da Silva E Souza Miranda, Ali Garavand, Thokozani Hanjahanja-Phiri, Dmytro Chumachenko

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Shahabeddin AbhariSchool of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Plinio MoritaSchool of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Pedro Augusto Da Silva E Souza MirandaSchool of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Ali GaravandDepartment of Health Information Technology, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Thokozani Hanjahanja-PhiriSchool of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Dmytro ChumachenkoDepartment of Mathematical Modelling and Artificial Intelligence, National Aerospace University "Kharkiv Aviation Institute", Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are digital assets that are verified using blockchain technology to ensure authenticity and ownership. NFTs have the potential to revolutionize healthcare by addressing various issues in the industry. Method: The goal of this study was to identify the applications of NFTs in healthcare. Our scoping review was conducted in 2023. We searched the Scopus, IEEE, PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct, and Cochrane scientific databases using related keywords. The article selection process was based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Results: After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 13 articles were chosen. Then extracted data was summarized and reported. The most common application of NFTs in healthcare was found to be in health data management with 46% frequency, followed by supply chain management with 31% frequency. Furthermore, Ethereum is the main blockchain platform that is applied in NFTs in healthcare with 70%. Discussion: The findings from this review indicate that the NFTs that are currently used in healthcare could transform it. Also, it appears that researchers have not yet investigated the numerous potentials uses of NFTs in the healthcare field, which could be utilized in the future.

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Data ManagementIndustryDatabases, FactualHumansResearch PersonnelTechnologyblockchainshealthcaremedicalmetaverseNFTnon-fungible tokens

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PMID38074727
PMCPMC10704927

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