Unleashing the Potentials of Blockchain Technology for Healthcare Industries
Coordonnateurs : Das Amar, Wu Yulei, N Pradeep, Ghonge Mangesh M., Pal Om
Unleashing the Potentials of Blockchain Technology for Healthcare Industries discusses blockchain and its adaptation in healthcare industries to provide a secured framework to safeguard healthcare data, both patient and hospital data. The book integrates key pillars of blockchain such as foundations, architecture, smart contracts, adoption, standards, service (BaaS), security, consensus algorithms, drug discovery process, among others, for fortifying the current practices in the healthcare industries. In addition, it offers solutions to the pressing issues currently being faced by the healthcare processes due to the COVD-19 pandemic.
This will be a valuable resource for medical informaticians, researchers, healthcare professionals and members of the biomedical field who are interested in learning more about the potentials of blockchain in healthcare.
Dr. Yulei Wu received PhD degree in Computing and Mathematics from the University of Bradford, UK. His expertise is on intelligent networking, and his main research interests include computer networks, networked systems, software defined networks and systems, network management, and network security and privacy including blockchain technologies. He serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, and IEEE Access, as well as an Area Editor for Computer Networks (Elsevier). He has authored/edited five books published by Springer, The IET, and CRC. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and the ACM, and a Fellow of the HEA (Higher Education Academy).
Dr. Pradeep N PhD is Associate Professor in Computer Science and Engineering, Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Davangere, Karnataka, India affiliated Visvesvaraya Technological U
- Presents comprehensive knowledge on blockchain and its adaptation in healthcare industries
- Covers a wide spectrum of healthcare areas such as product integrity, drug traceability, patient data management, digital identity management, security and control of healthcare transactions, returned drugs authenticity, pharma supply chain compliance, clinical trials data quality, and reliability
- Provides an instant reference for beginners to advanced industrial practitioners, researchers and academicians who want to understand the role, impact and challenges of adopting blockchain in healthcare industries
Date de parution : 03-2023
Ouvrage de 294 p.
19x23.3 cm
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Medical informatics; healthcare; distributed ledger technology; decentralization; immutability; personal privacy; regulatory compliance; supply chain; product integrity; drug traceability; patient data management; digital identity management; security and control of healthcare transactions; insurance claims management