Abstract
Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the recent innovations in Information Technology, which intends to interconnect the physical and digital worlds. It introduces a vision of smartness by enabling communication between objects and humans through the Internet. IoT has diverse applications in almost all sectors like Smart Health, Smart Transportation, and Smart Cities, etc. In healthcare applications, IoT eases communication between doctors and patients as the latter can be diagnosed remotely in emergency scenarios through body sensor networks and wearable sensors. However, using IoT in healthcare systems can lead to violation of the privacy of patients. Thus, security should be taken into consideration. Blockchain is one of the trending research topics nowadays and can be applied to the majority of IoT scenarios. Few major reasons for using the Blockchain in healthcare systems are its prominent features, i.e., Decentralization, Immutability, Security and Privacy, and Transparency. This paper’s main objective was to enhance the functionality of healthcare systems using emerging and innovative computer technologies like IoT and Blockchain. So, initially, a brief introduction to the basic concepts of IoT and Blockchain is provided. After this, the applicability of IoT and Blockchain in the medical sector is explored in three major areas—drug traceability, remote patient-monitoring, and medical record management. At last, the challenges of deploying IoT and Blockchain in healthcare systems are discussed.
Highlights
Introduction eHealthcare sector is an essential concern for all the developing as well as developed countries because this sector is directly concerned with the social welfare and lives of people
With the advancement and recent developments in technology, the improvement in the Healthcare sector can be seen . e existing capabilities of the Healthcare and Medical Sector can be further improved by the introduction of the latest and innovative computer technologies in the Healthcare sector. ese advanced computer technologies can assist doctors and medical practitioners in the early diagnosis of various diseases. e accuracy of detecting diseases in the early stages can be improved considerably using these advanced computer technologies
Limitation: this paper describes the basic work of how Blockchain makes the system more efficient but does not provide the exact example for securing the health records
Summary
2. Can the Blockchain be used use with bitcoin only? Domains for improved security, privacy, and trust, considering the peculiar. 3. What are the areas where Blockchain can be used? Feature that makes it robust and unhackable. 4. How can the Blockchain be integrated with IoT? The IoT network can be handled using the Blockchain. 5. What are the different challenges in the integration of of integration and deployment of Blockchain in IoT networks is required to be Blockchain with IoT?
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