Usman Muhammad, Kallhoff Verena, Khurshid Anjum
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Blockchain Healthc Today. 2021 Mar 9;4. doi: 10.30953/bhty.v4.161. eCollection 2021.
To develop a research and development program to study factors that will support research, education and innovation using blockchain technology for health in an effective and sustainable manner. We proposed to conduct qualitative research to generate insights for developing a market strategy to build a research lab for the promotion of blockchain technologies in health in academic environments. The team aimed to identify the key barriers and opportunities for developing a sustainable research lab that generates research, education, and application of blockchain in healthcare at an academic medical institution and test those strategies in a real-world scenario.
The research team identified potential customers and stakeholders through interviews and snowball sampling. The team conducted semi-structured interviews with 4 faculty researchers, 10 industry leaders, and 6 students from a variety of disciplines and organizations. The findings of these research activities informed our understanding of the needs of stratified customers and helped identify key assets and activities the lab will have to offer to meet those needs.
The research insights from data analysis were used to build the business model for establishing a blockchain in health impact lab. This systematic study of areas where blockchain technology can impact health will guide the future development of research agenda for the researchers on campus.
Based on our learnings, we hope to design a Blockchain in Health Impact Lab to serve as a platform for students and faculty to come together with industry partners and explore current challenges of blockchain in healthcare. The academic medical center's partnership with other healthcare providers will help create real-world opportunities to demonstrate and implement new technologies.
制定一项研发计划，以研究能够有效且可持续地支持利用区块链技术促进健康领域的研究、教育和创新的因素。我们提议开展定性研究，以获取相关见解，从而制定市场战略，在学术环境中建立一个用于推广健康领域区块链技术的研究实验室。该团队旨在确定在学术医疗机构建立一个可持续的研究实验室的关键障碍和机遇，该实验室要能开展区块链在医疗保健领域的研究、教育及应用，并在实际场景中测试这些战略。
研究团队通过访谈和滚雪球抽样确定了潜在客户和利益相关者。该团队对4名教员研究员、10名行业领袖以及来自不同学科和组织的6名学生进行了半结构化访谈。这些研究活动的结果增进了我们对分层客户需求的理解，并有助于确定实验室为满足这些需求必须提供的关键资产和活动。
数据分析得出的研究见解被用于构建在健康领域建立区块链影响实验室的商业模式。对区块链技术可影响健康的领域进行的这项系统研究将指导校园研究人员未来研究议程的制定。
基于我们的经验教训，我们希望设计一个健康领域区块链影响实验室，作为一个平台，让学生、教员与行业合作伙伴汇聚一堂，探索区块链在医疗保健领域的当前挑战。学术医疗中心与其他医疗保健提供者的合作将有助于创造实际机会来展示和应用新技术。
