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. 2021 Nov 2;23(11):e19846. doi: 10.2196/19846

Table 1.

Summary of data extraction results.

Reference Title Platform or model Implementation Features Method (blockchain interface and IoTa device)
Zhou et al [3] Med-PPPHIS: blockchain-based personal healthcare information system for national physique monitoring and scientific exercise guiding Med-PPPHIS and Med-DLattice blockchain Chronic disease management: physique monitoring Chronic disease management target; scientific and personalized exercise prescriptions (electronic prescriptions), providing users with safe, effective, and private scientific health guidance for the management of chronic diseases Web portal and mostly self-developed medical IoT devices such as health sign monitoring equipment, heart rate monitor, and intelligent fitness equipment
Hylock and Zeng [4] A blockchain framework for patient-centered health records and exchange (HealthChain): evaluation and proof-of-concept study HealthChain Patient-centered blockchain framework Smart contracts, proxy re-encryption, revocable access, and patient-centered framework Web portal
Zheng et al [5] Accelerating health data sharing: a solution based on the Internet of Things and distributed ledger technologies IOTA tangle Remote diagnosis of essential tremor disease App allowing users to report their location, activity, and tremor level; self-evaluation of the disease and other factors related to the disease, such as medication and alcohol consumption App; wearable devices (Pebble smartwatch) and stationary air quality sensors
Zhuang et al [6] Applying blockchain technology for health information exchange and persistent monitoring for clinical trials Patient-reported outcomes for trials; EHRb sharing Private blockchain, smart contracts, biometric verification of physicians, and patient-controlled data access Web portal
Johnson et al [7] Building a secure biomedical data sharing decentralized app (DApp): tutorial Oasis Devnet/Ethereum Biomedical research Smart contracts, public code for app recreation, and geolocation sharing iPhone (iOS) app
Maslove et al [8] Using blockchain technology to manage clinical trials data: a proof-of-concept study BlockTrial/ Ethereum protocol Clinical trials Smart contracts and mediated data access based on patient-granted permissions Web app
Satamraju and Malarkodi [9] Proof of concept of scalable integration of Internet of Things and blockchain in healthcare DApp/Ethereum protocol Remote patient monitoring Smart contracts, off-chain storage, and Ethereum-based system users including patients, doctors, pharmacists, and insurance companies App; pulse oximetry device, body temperature sensor, and room temperature sensor
Griggs et al [10] Healthcare blockchain system using smart contracts for secure automated remote patient monitoring DApp /Ethereum protocol Automated patient monitoring Smart contracts, custom threshold values for alerts, Oracle (master device to control smart contacts), and integration with EHRs App; medical IoT devices
Kuo et al [11] Expectation propagation logistic regression on permissioned blockchain (ExplorerChain): decentralized online healthcare/genomics predictive model learning ExplorerChain Blockchain combined with artificial intelligence for health care and genomics; predictive model training iDASH private HIPAAc-compliant computing environment network; applied on 3 different data sets including myocardial infarction, cancer biomarkers, and length of hospitalization Distributed servers using internet-based machine learning

aIoT: Internet of Things.

bEHR: electronic health record.

cHIPAA: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.