Construction of a Medical Resource Sharing Mechanism Based on Blockchain Technology: Evidence from the Medical Resource Imbalance of China.

Hu Liu,Yuxuan Liu

doi:10.3390/healthcare9010052

Abstract

Health equity is a very important part of social equity. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) in a short period of time exposed the problems existing in the allocation of medical resources and the response to major public health emergencies in China. By using Kernel density estimation and Data envelopment analysis (DEA), it is found that the allocation and imbalance of medical resources in China are greatly different among regions, and the polarization phenomenon is obvious. As an important part of the information technology system, blockchain technology is characterized by decentralization and non-tampering. It can realize sharing of medical resources through a mechanism of resource storage, circulation, supervision, and protection. The construction of a medical resource sharing mechanism under the condition of blockchain technology will greatly improve the degree of medical resource sharing, will narrow the differences in resource allocation between regions, and can effectively respond to an outbreak of major public health emergencies.

Highlights

Mechanism Based on BlockchainIn December 2019, the COVID-19 outbreak began on the eve of the New Year and spread rapidly around the world
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Introduction

Mechanism Based on BlockchainIn December 2019, the COVID-19 outbreak began on the eve of the New Year and spread rapidly around the world. In order to effectively reduce social risks and to control the spread of COVID-19, The State Council quickly launched a joint prevention and control mechanism and mobilized high-quality medical resources from all over the country to Hubei province to effectively respond to the outbreak of COVID-19 During this period, China’s response to the transport of a large number of medical aid resources was coordinated through a small number of organizations, taking the Red Cross as an example. At the 18th group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Xi Jinping stressed the use of blockchain technology to promote greater connectivity in information, capital, talent, credit investigation, and other areas In this context, blockchain technology provides technical support for the construction of a medical resource sharing mechanism. It is of great significance to build a blockchain-based medical resource sharing mechanism, both for balanced allocation of medical resources and for an effective response to public health emergencies

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