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ArticleJMIR formative research2024

Decentralizing Health Care: History and Opportunities of Web3.

Aditya Narayan, Kydo Weng, Nirav Shah

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Article in JMIR formative research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Aditya NarayanClinical Excellence Research Center, Palo Alto, CA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2427-6445
Kydo WengComputer Science Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4524-578X
Nirav ShahClinical Excellence Research Center, Palo Alto, CA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2044-7865

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between the development of the internet and health care, highlighting their parallel growth and mutual influence. It delves into the transition from the early, static days of Web 1.0, akin to siloed physician expertise in health care, to the more interactive and patient-centric era of Web 2.0, which was accompanied by advancements in medical technologies and patient engagement. This paper then focuses on the emerging era of Web3-the decentralized web-which promises a transformative shift in health care, particularly in how patient data are managed, accessed, and used. This shift toward Web3 involves using blockchain technology for decentralized data storage to enhance patient data access, control, privacy, and value. This paper also examines current applications and pilot projects demonstrating Web3's practical use in health care and discusses key questions and considerations for its successful implementation.

Indexed as

blockchaindata ownershipdecentralizationdigital healthdigital health caredigital transformationelectronic health record (EHR)health careinteroperabilitypatientpatient-centricpatientsprivacysecuritysecurity and privacytechnological frameworkWeb3

Identifiers

PMID38536235
PMCPMC11007611

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