BHTY Announces Recipients of the 2025 Editors Best Article Awards

Blockchain in Healthcare Today Platform Approaches Journal (BHTY) has announced the recipients of its 2025 Editors Best Article Awards, recognizing two outstanding contributions to the scholarly record and the advancement of emerging technology across healthcare and life sciences.

The annual awards recognize one original research article and one editorial article. Recipients are selected based on article views and downloads, contribution to the scholarly record, and the Editor-in-Chief’s determination of the significance of the work.

2025 EDITORS BEST RESEARCH ARTICLE AWARD
Post-Quantum Cryptography Resilience in Telehealth Using Quantum Key Distribution
DOI: 10.30953/bhty.v8.379

Authors:

• Don Roosan, PharmD, PhD — Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Merrimack College
• Rubayat Khan, PhD — Research Scientist, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Saif Nirzhor, PhD — Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• Fahmida Hai, BSc — Research Scientist, Tekurai, Inc.
  
  

The winning original research article addresses one of healthcare’s most consequential emerging security challenges: protecting telehealth systems and sensitive patient data against future quantum computing threats.

The authors propose and evaluate a cybersecurity architecture integrating post-quantum cryptography, quantum key distribution, blockchain, zero-knowledge proofs and privacy-preserving mechanisms. Their work contributes to the development of more resilient infrastructure for securing healthcare transactions and patient information in a post-quantum environment.

The article achieved the highest readership engagement among BHTY original research articles published in 2025 while making a timely contribution to the scholarly record across healthcare cybersecurity, cryptography, telehealth and quantum readiness.


Read the award winning research at https://doi.org/10.30953/bhty.v8.379

2025 EDITORS BEST OPINION/PERSPECTIVE ARTICLE AWARD

2026 Healthcare Predictions: AI, Blockchain, and the Rise of Decentralized Innovation
DOI: 10.30953/bhty.v8.475

Authors:

• Michael Dershem — CEO, Apierion
• John Riley III — Chief of Emerging Technology, IMPACTIFI
• Mohan Venkataraman — Principal Consultant, Block10.ai
• Jim Nasr — CEO, Acoer
• Ajaz S. Hussain, PhD, Independent Advisor, Former Deputy Director, OPS, CDER, FDA and Former President, NIPTE

The winning editorial examines how AI, blockchain and decentralized technologies are moving from experimentation toward meaningful implementation across healthcare and life sciences.

The authors explore developments involving agentic AI, decentralized identity, decentralized science, healthcare interoperability, post-quantum cryptography, programmable finance, stablecoins and verifiable credentials. The article connects emerging technologies with practical considerations for healthcare delivery, research, governance, regulation and organizational preparedness.


The editorial generated the strongest overall readership engagement of any BHTY article published in 2025, demonstrating substantial interest in authoritative perspectives that help healthcare and life sciences leaders understand what is coming, why it matters and how to prepare.

Read the award-winning editorial at https://doi.org/10.30953/bhty.v8.475

AWARDS TO BE RECOGNIZED AT CONV2X IN CAMBRIDGE
The 2025 BHTY Editors Best Article Awards will also be announced at ConV2X Decentralized Health, taking place September 24–25, 2026, at The Foundry in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

ConV2X is a multidisciplinary executive summit convening more than 50 leaders across healthcare, life sciences, clinical research, AI, blockchain, cybersecurity, digital assets, policy and emerging technology.

The 2 Day program will examine:
• Scaling AI across healthcare delivery, clinical research and drug development • Building trusted health data and digital infrastructure • Strengthening cybersecurity, privacy and data integrity • Advancing decentralized research, digital assets and new economic models • Improving clinical workflows, patient outcomes and organizational performance • Moving emerging technologies toward responsible enterprise implementation

Participation is limited to 150. There is no exhibit hall and no sales pitches. Discussions are designed to be substantive and candid under Chatham House Rule.

Direct registration
https://conv2xsymposium.com/shop/

Program information
https://conv2xsymposium.com/why-attend-conv2x/

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Blockchain in Healthcare Today Platform Approaches Journal (BHTY) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal advancing research and innovation involving blockchain, artificial intelligence, decentralized infrastructure and platform approaches across healthcare and life sciences. BHTY publishes original research, reviews, methodologies, use cases, technical reports and evidence-based perspectives. The journal is indexed in PubMed/PubMed Central, Scopus, DOAJ and Google Scholar.


BHTY also produces the annual ConV2X multidisciplinary executive summit, connecting researchers with healthcare and life sciences leaders, technologists, policymakers, regulators and investors to examine real-world implementation, governance and emerging models for trusted health infrastructure.


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