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Producer label: DF5
Source paper: Blockchain innovation for consent self-management in health information exchanges
Timestamp: 2026-08-05T00:00:00+00:00
Bundle path: design-knowledge/consent-self-management-hie-df5.md

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Design feature DF5: Distribution

A consent transaction submitted to a single HIE is shared with all blockchain network nodes (HIEs), eventually becoming available to all HIEs.

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This design feature is a technology-specific realization proposed by Blockchain innovation for consent self-management in health information exchanges (Chad Anderson, Arthur Carvalho, Mala Kaul, Jeffrey W. Merhout, 2023).

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DP4 - Cross-HIE consent communication without central authority

HIEs should be able to communicate consent status across HIEs without a central authority, supporting interoperability.

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DP5 - Patient-driven cross-HIE consent updates

Enable patients to share changes in their consent status across HIEs.

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Blockchain innovation for consent self-management in health information exchanges

Having established patients' desire to self-manage consent, the paper proposes a permissioned-blockchain solution enabling seamless sharing of patient consent across providers and HIEs, formalized through five design requirements, five design principles and five design features, and evaluated with a prototype.

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  "type": "design-feature",
  "title": "DF5 - Distribution",
  "description": "A consent transaction submitted to a single HIE is shared with all blockchain network nodes (HIEs), eventually becoming available to all HIEs.",
  "resource": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2023.114021",
  "source_paper": "Blockchain innovation for consent self-management in health information exchanges",
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