• Central Ward Operating Room, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, Shandong 264000, P. R. China;
JIA Xizhen, Email: yjhanhan2006@163.com
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Blockchain is a modern technological model for concatenating transaction records (also called blocks) by means of cryptography to concatenate and protect the contents. The core of blockchain technology lies in the demand of reducing cost, improving efficiency and optimizing the industry credit environment. The role of blockchain is mainly manifested in the value increment brought by application in industrial scenarios. This paper introduces the application of blockchain technology in medical records information preservation and sharing, regional medical complex construction, protection of sensitive information of patients, improvement of industry transparency, drug authenticity tracing, improvement of medical work mode, and effective improvement of medical cost safety accounting efficiency and discusses the existing problems in the application of blockchain technology in medical care industry, aiming to provide a reference for better application of blockchain technology in medical care industry in the future.

Citation: HE Yongchao, JIA Xizhen. Application value of blockchain technology in medical care industry. West China Medical Journal, 2020, 35(12): 1531-1534. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201911054 Copy

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