Analysis of IoT-Blockchain Technologies Integration into the Healthcare Ecosystem.

Autor: Isong, Bassey, Vhahangwele, Tshipuke, Ntshabele, Koketso, Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan
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Zdroj: Interdisciplinary Conference on Mechanics, Computers & Electrics (ICMECE); Oct2022, p148-155, 8p
Abstrakt: The healthcare ecosystem has experienced explosive development and transformations in recent years due to increasing advancements in technologies such as IoT and blockchain. This has resulted in efficiency, convenience, and costeffectiveness as well as minimum resource usage. This paper performed a review of several studies on IoT and blockchain integration in the healthcare system to comprehend the solutions offered and the challenges that need attention. We found the existence of several solutions used for continuous monitoring, treatment, and diagnosis of patients remotely. Several techniques were utilized to protect healthcare data's security and privacy in transit or storage. Also, several issues were identified that requires attention to enhance the efficient deployment of blockchain in IoT system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index