Criteria and decision points for blockchain application in healthcare data sharing
| Criteria | Decision point | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Scalability | Can you share via trusted third parties? | [21, 25, 51–55] |
| Privacy | Are all actors trusted? | [21, 25, 26, 51, 54, 56, 57] |
| Integrity/immutability | Is data integrity and immutability crucial? | [21, 22, 38, 39, 54, 56–65] |
| Interoperability/accessibility | Are the identities of actors known? | [21, 25, 51, 52, 54, 55, 58, 61, 66, 67] |
| Transparency | Is transparency towards actors important? | [57, 61–65] |
| Patient involvement | Do you need to involve patients? | [25, 58] |
| Legal compliance | Is public verifiability required? | [21, 54, 67] |
| Cost/incentive | Is cost a limiting factor? | [21, 26, 55, 67] |