Abstract
With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), its uses have been growing enormously in the smart healthcare sector. IoT devices in smart healthcare range from simple wristband devices capable of monitoring the heart rate, sleep pattern, and blood pressure to connected inhalers, ingestible sensors, glucose monitoring, and remote patient monitoring systems. To fulfill the requirements of smart healthcare, these devices need to have reliable connectivity and must comply with the security and privacy regulations. To resolve the connectivity issue in healthcare, 5G networks are being deployed. Implementation of 5G in blockchain-based smart healthcare will bring many advantages such as faster and seamless data transfer of patients’ medical records, real-time monitoring of patients at remote locations, 5G-powered telesurgery, and monitoring of smart IoT devices. This chapter provides a detailed literature review in this field to understand concepts of blockchain in the healthcare industry. Blockchain technology, its mechanisms, 5G technology, and Blockchain 5.0-based smart healthcare are described. Applications of Blockchain 5.0 in healthcare informatics are discussed in detail. A comparative analysis of existing models on electronic health records is performed and one case study is considered to understand the application of blockchain in healthcare. The challenges for 5G-enabled blockchain technology in the healthcare sector are also addressed, which provides an opportunity for researchers to resolve these issues for better performance of the system.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Blockchain Applications for Healthcare Informatics |
| Subtitle of host publication | beyond 5G |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 163-180 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780323906159 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780323908290 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jan 2022 |
Keywords
- Blockchain
- Privacy
- Security
- Smart healthcare
- Supply chain management