Examining the Potential of Blockchain Technology to Meet the Needs of 21st-Century Japanese Health Care: Viewpoint on Use Cases and Policy

Tim Mackey   ^{1, 2, 3 *} , MAS, PhD ;   Hirofumi Bekki   ^{4 *} , MD, PhD ;   Tokio Matsuzaki   ⁵ , MD, PhD ;   Hiroshi Mizushima   ^{6, 7} , PhD

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Division of Global Public Health, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, United States

² Global Health Policy Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States

³ BlockLAB, San Diego Super Computer Center, La Jolla, CA, United States

⁴ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

⁵ Japan Biodesign Program, Department of Cardiac Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

⁶ Center for Public Health Informatics, National Institute of Public Health, Saitama, Japan

⁷ Japanese Medical Blockchain Association, Tokyo, Japan

*these authors contributed equally