TY - EJOU AU - Zhang, Kaifeng AU - Qiu, Zhao AU - Xie, Gengquan AU - Lin, Jiale AU - Zhang, Tingting AU - Lian, Yingsheng AU - Chen, Tao AU - He, Yunlong AU - Yang, Yu TI - Application and Challenge of Blockchain Technology in Medical Field T2 - Journal of Cyber Security PY - 2022 VL - 4 IS - 2 SN - 2579-0064 AB - Due to its unique security, blockchain technology is widely used in the financial field. Under the background of the rapid development of information technology and the rapid improvement of medical level, it is also a general trend to integrate blockchain technology into the medical field. According to the characteristics of blockchain and the research contents of many scholars on the application of blockchain in the medical field, this paper analyzes and summarizes the problems existing in the current development of blockchain, puts forward corresponding solutions, and looks forward to the further application of blockchain technology in the medical field. KW - Blockchain; application; data storage; privacy protection DO - 10.32604/jcs.2022.029451