EHR Systems and Blockchain: Potentials, Challenges and the Road Ahead

<strong>EHR Systems and Blockchain: Potentials, Challenges and the Road Ahead</strong><ul><li><strong>Jim Poteet </strong>| Sr. Director, Revenue Cycle Development, Oracle</li><li><strong>Mike Gault</strong> | CEO, Guardtime</li><li><strong>Dr. Anjum Khurshid</strong> | Chief Data Scientist, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute</li><li><strong>Sivagnanam Suresh</strong> | Founder, Vdoc</li><li><strong>Dr. Alex Norta</strong> | Founder, Norta Partners OÜ</li><li><strong>Horst Treiblmaier, PhD</strong> | Head of the School of International Management, Modul University Vienna // <strong><em>Moderator</em></strong></li></ul>Panelists discuss blockchain technology use for electronic health records, and specifically delve into the benefits that blockchain brings to EHRs, but also discuss what its pitfalls and limitations are; including presenting perspectives from academia, and examples from practitioners, to ensure a lively discussion.Learning Objectives<ul><li>Understand the potential applications of blockchain for electronic health records (EHRs).</li><li>Explore the benefits and challenges of implementing blockchain for EHRs, including security, interoperability, privacy, and data integrity.</li><li>Identify key use cases and real-world examples of blockchain implementation in healthcare and EHR management.</li><li>Analyze the potential impact of blockchain on improving healthcare data exchange, patient consent management, and medical research.</li><li>Discuss the regulatory and legal considerations associated with using blockchain in healthcare, such as compliance with data protection laws and standards.</li><li>Examine the role of smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps) in enhancing EHR management and patient control over their health information.</li><li>Assess the scalability and performance limitations of blockchain technology in handling large-scale healthcare data and high transaction volumes.</li><li>Evaluate potential cost savings and efficiency gains achieved through blockchain implementat