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Blockchain and Health

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Many hopes are vested in the use of Blockchain in health care, but is it a temporary fad or is it going to revolutionize the field? Blockchain is a technology that holds great potential, but technologies are tools, not end-to-end solutions. There are some friction points in health care where Blockchain can really make a difference and others where it will be completely useless.

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  1. Pediatric Emergency Room of Robert Debré Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France

    Cécile Monteil

  2. iLumens Department, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France

    Cécile Monteil

  3. Eppocrate, NGO, Paris, France

    Cécile Monteil

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  1. Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France

    Arthur André

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Monteil, C. (2019). Blockchain and Health. In: André, A. (eds) Digital Medicine. Health Informatics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98216-8_4

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