Yet another investigation on blockchain in smart healthcare
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
International Journal of Agile Systems and Management
Volume
14
Issue
4
First Page
614
Last Page
634
Publisher
Inderscience
School
School of Science
RAS ID
40657
Abstract
Blockchain technology is a digital tool to modernise the existing smart healthcare ecosystem that uses the internet of things (IoT) as one of its prerequisites. The growing demand for reliable and cost-effective remote healthcare services incorporated with blockchain technology amidst the pandemic COVID-19 particularly highlights the positive impact on the healthcare industry. Identifying and classifying the advantages of blockchain-based healthcare applications are required for bringing a revolutionary transformation. There has been a plethora of research and reviews on blockchain in healthcare, however, there is a lack of synergy among COVID-19, healthcare, blockchain platforms, interoperability, datasets, and challenges. Hence, this survey showcases these key areas of the blockchain-based healthcare ecosystem. Unlike others, our survey also indicated the requirement of explainable blockchain and appropriate future directions.
DOI
10.1504/IJASM.2021.120243
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Comments
Ahmed, M., Zubair, S., Suaib Akhter, A. F. M., & Barkat Ullah, A. S. S. M. (2021). Yet another investigation on blockchain in smart healthcare. International Journal of Agile Systems and Management, 14(4), 614-634.
https://doi.org/10.1504/IJASM.2021.120243