Blockchain Applications for Healthcare Informatics

Blockchain Applications for Healthcare Informatics
Author: Sudeep Tanwar
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2022-05-20
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0323908292

Blockchain Applications for Healthcare Informatics: Beyond 5G offers a comprehensive survey of 5G-enabled technology in healthcare applications. This book investigates the latest research in blockchain technologies and seeks to answer some of the practical and methodological questions surrounding privacy and security in healthcare. It explores the most promising aspects of 5G for healthcare industries, including how hospitals and healthcare systems can do better. Chapters investigate the detailed framework needed to maintain security and privacy in 5G healthcare services using blockchain technologies, along with case studies that look at various performance evaluation metrics, such as privacy preservation, scalability and healthcare legislation. - Introduces the basic architecture and taxonomy of 5G-enabled blockchain technology - Analyzes issues and challenges surrounding 5G-enabled blockchain-based systems in healthcare - Investigates blockchain-based healthcare applications such as telemedicine, telesurgery, remote patient monitoring, networking of the Internet of Medical Things, and augmented and virtual realty tools for training in complex medical scenarios - Includes case studies and real-world examples in each chapter to demonstrate the adoption of 5G-enabled blockchain technology across various healthcare domains

Blockchain for 5G Healthcare Applications

Blockchain for 5G Healthcare Applications
Author: Sudeep Tanwar
Publisher: IET
Total Pages: 581
Release: 2021-11-23
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1839533250

A secured system for Healthcare 4.0 is vital to all stakeholders, including patients and caregivers. Using the new Blockchain system of trusted ledgers would help guarantee authenticity in the multi-access system that is Healthcare 4.0. This is the first comprehensive book that explores how to achieve secure systems for Healthcare 4.0 using Blockchain, with emphasis on the key challenges of privacy and security.

Blockchain for Healthcare Systems

Blockchain for Healthcare Systems
Author: Sheikh Mohammad Idrees
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2021-09-21
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 100045438X

Blockchain for Healthcare Systems: Challenges, Privacy, and Securing of Data provides a detailed insight on how to reap the benefits of blockchain technology in healthcare, as the healthcare sector faces several challenges associated with privacy and security issues. It also provides in-depth knowledge regarding blockchain in healthcare and the underlying components. This book explores securing healthcare data using blockchain technology. It discusses challenges and solutions for blockchain technology in the healthcare sector and presents the digital transformation of the healthcare sector using different technologies. It covers the handling of healthcare data/medical records and managing the medical supply chain all using blockchain technology. The contents of this book are highly beneficial to educators, researchers, and others working in a similar domain.

Role of Blockchain Technology in IoT Applications

Role of Blockchain Technology in IoT Applications
Author:
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2019-09-04
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0128171928

Role of Blockchain Technology in IoT Applications, Volume 115 in the Advances in Computers series, reviews the latest information on this topic that promises many applications in human life. According to forecasts made by various market research/survey agencies, there will be around 50 Billion connected devices (IoT) by 2020. Updates in this new release include chapters on the Technical Aspects of Blockchain and IoT, Integrated Platforms for Blockchain-Enablement, Intersections Between IoT and Distributed Ledger, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence: How and Why Combining These Two Groundbreaking Technologies, Blockchain Applications in Health Care and Opportunities and Advancements Due to New Information Technology Frameworks, and more. Explores blockchain technology research trends in secured device to device communication Includes updates on secure vehicular communication (VANET) using blockchain technology Provides the latest on secure IoT communication using blockchain technology Presents use cases of blockchain technology in healthcare, the food chain, ERP and other emerging areas

Applications of Blockchain in Healthcare

Applications of Blockchain in Healthcare
Author: Suyel Namasudra
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2021-02-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789811595462

This book discusses applications of blockchain in healthcare sector. The security of confidential and sensitive data is of utmost importance in healthcare industry. The introduction of blockchain methods in an effective manner will bring secure transactions in a peer-to-peer network. The book also covers gaps of the current available books/literature available for use cases of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) in healthcare. The information and applications discussed in the book are immensely helpful for researchers, database professionals, and practitioners. The book also discusses protocols, standards, and government regulations which are very useful for policymakers. /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div /div

Research Anthology on Blockchain Technology in Business, Healthcare, Education, and Government

Research Anthology on Blockchain Technology in Business, Healthcare, Education, and Government
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 1924
Release: 2020-09-30
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1799853527

Even though blockchain technology was originally created as a ledger system for bitcoin to operate on, using it for areas other than cryptocurrency has become increasingly popular as of late. The transparency and security provided by blockchain technology is challenging innovation in a variety of businesses and is being applied in fields that include accounting and finance, supply chain management, and education. With the ability to perform such tasks as tracking fraud and securing the distribution of medical records, this technology is key to the advancement of many industries. The Research Anthology on Blockchain Technology in Business, Healthcare, Education, and Government is a vital reference source that examines the latest scholarly material on trends, techniques, and uses of blockchain technology applications in a variety of industries, and how this technology can further transparency and security. Highlighting a range of topics such as cryptography, smart contracts, and decentralized blockchain, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for academics, researchers, industry leaders, managers, healthcare professionals, IT consultants, engineers, programmers, practitioners, government officials, policymakers, and students.

MEDINFO 2017: Precision Healthcare Through Informatics

MEDINFO 2017: Precision Healthcare Through Informatics
Author: A.V. Gundlapalli
Publisher: IOS Press
Total Pages: 1440
Release: 2018-01-31
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1614998302

Medical informatics is a field which continues to evolve with developments and improvements in foundational methods, applications, and technology, constantly offering opportunities for supporting the customization of healthcare to individual patients. This book presents the proceedings of the 16th World Congress of Medical and Health Informatics (MedInfo2017), held in Hangzhou, China, in August 2017, which also marked the 50th anniversary of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA). The central theme of MedInfo2017 was "Precision Healthcare through Informatics", and the scientific program was divided into five tracks: connected and digital health; human data science; human, organizational, and social aspects; knowledge management and quality; and safety and patient outcomes. The 249 accepted papers and 168 posters included here span the breadth and depth of sub-disciplines in biomedical and health informatics, such as clinical informatics; nursing informatics; consumer health informatics; public health informatics; human factors in healthcare; bioinformatics; translational informatics; quality and safety; research at the intersection of biomedical and health informatics; and precision medicine. The book will be of interest to all those who wish to keep pace with advances in the science, education, and practice of biomedical and health informatics worldwide.

Application Of Omics, Ai And Blockchain In Bioinformatics Research

Application Of Omics, Ai And Blockchain In Bioinformatics Research
Author: Jeffrey J P Tsai
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2019-10-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9811203598

With the increasing availability of omics data and mounting evidence of the usefulness of computational approaches to tackle multi-level data problems in bioinformatics and biomedical research in this post-genomics era, computational biology has been playing an increasingly important role in paving the way as basis for patient-centric healthcare.Two such areas are: (i) implementing AI algorithms supported by biomedical data would deliver significant benefits/improvements towards the goals of precision medicine (ii) blockchain technology will enable medical doctors to securely and privately build personal healthcare records, and identify the right therapeutic treatments and predict the progression of the diseases.A follow-up in the publication of our book Computation Methods with Applications in Bioinformatics Analysis (2017), topics in this volume include: clinical bioinformatics, omics-based data analysis, Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain, big data analytics, drug discovery, RNA-seq analysis, tensor decomposition and Boolean network.

Computational Intelligence and Blockchain in Biomedical and Health Informatics

Computational Intelligence and Blockchain in Biomedical and Health Informatics
Author: Pankaj Bhambri
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2024-06-19
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1040044093

Advancements in computational intelligence, which encompasses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics, have revolutionized the way we process and analyze biomedical and health data. These techniques offer novel approaches to understanding complex biological systems, improving disease diagnosis, optimizing treatment plans, and enhancing patient outcomes. Computational Intelligence and Blockchain in Biomedical and Health Informatics introduces the role of computational intelligence and blockchain in the biomedical and health informatics fields and provides a framework and summary of the various methods. The book emphasizes the role of advanced computational techniques and offers demonstrative examples throughout. Techniques to analyze the impacts on the biomedical and health Informatics domains are discussed along with major challenges in deployment. Rounding out the book are highlights of the transformative potential of computational intelligence and blockchain in addressing critical issues in healthcare from disease diagnosis and personalized medicine to health data management and interoperability along with two case studies. This book is highly beneficial to educators, researchers, and anyone involved with health data. Features: • Introduces the role of computational intelligence and blockchain in the biomedical and health informatics fields. • Provides a framework and a summary of various computational intelligence and blockchain methods. • Emphasizes the role of advanced computational techniques and offers demonstrative examples throughout. • Techniques to analyze the impact on biomedical and health informatics are discussed along with major challenges in deployment. • Highlights the transformative potential of computational intelligence and blockchain in addressing critical issues in healthcare from disease diagnosis and personalized medicine to health data management and interoperability.