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biht-287	De Novi, PhD , Gianluca ; Sofia, PharmD, Msc , Natalia; Vasiliu-Feltes MD EMBA, Ingrid ; Yan Zang, PhD, Christine,; Ricotta, Frank 	Blockchain Technology Predictions 2024: Transformations in Healthcare, Patient Identity and Public Health	2023	5	.pdf	application/pdf	3787	154	32	However, it also faces many challenges and limitations, such as data quality, scalability, performance, regulation, governance, and adoption.1 Blockchain could enable smart contracts that automate the execution of agreements between parties based on predefined rules and conditions.2 For example, smart con- tracts could facilitate the payment and reimbursement of healthcare services, the verification and credentialing of healthcare providers, the management and distribution of medical supplies and drugs, and the enforcement of data sharing and consent policies.1 Blockchain could support digital identity systems that provide a secure and verifiable way of identifying individ- uals and entities in the healthcare sector.2 For example, digital identity could be used to authenticate patients, pro- viders, insurers, researchers, and other stakeholders and to link their health records, claims, prescriptions, test results, and other data across different platforms and sources.1 Blockchain could empower patient-centric approaches that give patients more control and ownership over their health data and decisions.2 For example, patients could use blockchain to store their personal health records in a decentralized manner, to grant or revoke access per- missions to their data, to participate in health research or clinical trials, to access personalized health recommenda- tions or treatments, and to benefit from data monetization or incentives.1 Blockchain could foster collaboration and innovation among different stakeholders in the healthcare sector by enabling data sharing and exchange securely and trans- parently.2 For example, blockchain could facilitate the cre- ation of health data commons or marketplaces that allow researchers, providers, insurers, regulators, and others to access and use health data for various purposes, such as improving quality of care, advancing medical knowledge, developing new drugs or devices, or creating new business models or services.1 Frank Ricotta, CEO & Founder, BurstIQ In 2024, humans and AI will converge. By establishing cryptographic hashes and dis- tributed consensus mechanisms, blockchain ensures the ve- racity and privacy of health data.	cache/biht-287.pdf	txt/biht-287.txt