
Blockchain Applications in Healthcare
Innovations and Practices
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Blockchain Applications in Healthcare
Innovations and Practices
About this book
Blockchain is new-age technology used to track every transaction using cryptocurrency across servers linked in a peer-to-peer network, enabling transactions to be secure, transparent and reliable. Retaining an efficient, secure and patient-centric healthcare industry has never been so important, especially due to the damaging effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The applicability of Blockchain in the healthcare domain can be seen as a remarkable opportunity for researchers and scientists to solve real-world problems.
This book focuses on the fundamentals of Blockchain technology along with the methods of its integration with the healthcare industry. It also provides an enhanced understanding of Blockchain technology, AI and IoT across the various application areas of the healthcare industry. Furthermore, throughout the book, areas of relevant applications, such as patient data privacy protection, pharmaceutical supply chains and genomics are discussed.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Framework for Blockchain in Healthcare
- Chapter 2. Role of Smart Contracts in Blockchain
- Chapter 3. Blockchain-based Platforms for the Healthcare Industry
- Chapter 4. Analyzing and Modeling the Challenges Faced by the Healthcare Sector in the Adoption Process of Blockchain Technologies
- Chapter 5. Blockchain as an Effective Technology in Maintaining Electronic Health Record Systems
- Chapter 6. An Optimistic Approach to Share Private Health Records Using Blockchain Technology
- Chapter 7. Patient Data Privacy Using Blockchain
- Chapter 8. Decentralized Smart Healthcare Systems Using Blockchain and AI
- Chapter 9. Component-based Healthcare Software Application Using Blockchain
- Chapter 10. The Role of Smart Contracts and Blockchain Technology in Healthcare and Other Use Cases
- Chapter 11. Healthcare Research Using Blockchain Technology: A Future Perspective
- List of Authors
- Index
- EULA