Yet another investigation on blockchain in smart healthcare
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.
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
1-1-2021
Volume
14
Issue
4
Publication Title
International Journal of Agile Systems and Management
Publisher
Inderscience
School
School of Science
RAS ID
40657
Copyright
subscription content
First Page
614
Last Page
634
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