2022
Blockchain Technology for Electronic Health Records
Han Y, Zhang Y, Vermund S. Blockchain Technology for Electronic Health Records. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 15577. PMID: 36497654, PMCID: PMC9739765, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192315577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlockchainComputer SecurityElectronic Health RecordsHumansMedical InformaticsPrivacyTechnologyConceptsBlockchain technologyElectronic health recordsTerms of interoperabilityData management efficiencyTraditional paper-based medical recordsHealth recordsBlock of dataPaper-based medical recordsPrivacy issuesPrivacy protectionLedger protocolComputational needsData redundancyEHR interoperabilityHuge carbon footprintData sciencePoor interoperabilityInteroperabilityHealth informaticsManagement efficiencyPotential distrustTechnologyClassic schemeBlockchainScheme
2016
Factors associated with declining under-five mortality rates from 2000 to 2013: an ecological analysis of 46 African countries
Kipp AM, Blevins M, Haley CA, Mwinga K, Habimana P, Shepherd BE, Aliyu MH, Ketsela T, Vermund SH. Factors associated with declining under-five mortality rates from 2000 to 2013: an ecological analysis of 46 African countries. BMJ Open 2016, 6: e007675. PMID: 26747029, PMCID: PMC4716228, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfricaBirth RateChildChild HealthChild MortalityDeveloping CountriesEconomic DevelopmentHealth ExpendituresHealth PolicyHealth ServicesHealthcare FinancingHumansInfantInfant HealthInfant MortalityMaternal HealthMaternal MortalityPatient Acceptance of Health CareSocial Determinants of HealthSocioeconomic FactorsTechnologyConceptsMortality rateAcute respiratory infectionsChild health interventionsMaternal mortality ratioU5M rateHigh ARRRespiratory infectionsPotential confoundersMaternal healthMortality ratioHealth interventionsSignificant associationAnnual rateMajority of factorsRobust linear regression modelsStudy periodM rateHealth expenditureLinear regression modelsARRTwo-thirdsRegression modelsAssociationHealthAfrican countries