Description
Blockchain implementation in Health Informatics is a significant challenge in a rapidly evolving era of privacy and security concerns. Dealing with such concerns, healthcare institutions are presented with a serious problem in how to manage new technology and allocate finite resources to maximize value. It is important to understand how organizations address these concerns by exploring blockchain implementation management in the context of cybersecurity. The problem question is twofold: First, how can objectives that are important based on the strategic values of an organization with regard to the implementation of blockchain technology be used to ensure privacy and security of vulnerable patient data? Second, how can these objectives then be used to evaluate proposed solutions for blockchain implementation in electronic medical record systems? In this paper we utilize Keeney’s (1992) value focused thinking to demonstrate how the process can occur to maximize value-add within healthcare organizations.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Kane and Dhillon, Gurpreet, "Blockchain for Digital Crime Prevention: The Case of Health Informatics" (2017). AMCIS 2017 Proceedings. 1.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2017/InformationSystems/Presentations/1
Blockchain for Digital Crime Prevention: The Case of Health Informatics
Blockchain implementation in Health Informatics is a significant challenge in a rapidly evolving era of privacy and security concerns. Dealing with such concerns, healthcare institutions are presented with a serious problem in how to manage new technology and allocate finite resources to maximize value. It is important to understand how organizations address these concerns by exploring blockchain implementation management in the context of cybersecurity. The problem question is twofold: First, how can objectives that are important based on the strategic values of an organization with regard to the implementation of blockchain technology be used to ensure privacy and security of vulnerable patient data? Second, how can these objectives then be used to evaluate proposed solutions for blockchain implementation in electronic medical record systems? In this paper we utilize Keeney’s (1992) value focused thinking to demonstrate how the process can occur to maximize value-add within healthcare organizations.