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An impeccable and flawless exchange of digital information in a healthcare domain can revolutionize the treatment process. It can be computed by encompassing and leveraging digital progress in infrastructure for securely storing Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). If the security of Electronic Medical Records is left unaddressed, or failed to notice at a crucial stage of care, it could hamper the effectiveness of the course of treatment. Therefore, researchers have proposed blockchain-based solutions that will not only defend data from being damaged but will also assure that unethical data exposure is avoided. Hence, to make this critical information more secure, application of blockchain technology has become indispensable. The significant contribution of this paper is to introduce the existing state of blockchain-based medical healthcare solutions. This paper also discusses the industrial, administrative and business challenges in enactment of blockchain in the healthcare industry. The intent of this survey paper is to discuss the literature review on real-time usability of blockchain application in healthcare systems.
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Kumari, D., Rajita, B.S.A.S., Panda, S. (2021). Blockchain: A Survey on Healthcare Perspective and Its Challenges. In: Senjyu, T., Mahalle, P.N., Perumal, T., Joshi, A. (eds) Information and Communication Technology for Intelligent Systems. ICTIS 2020. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 195. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7078-0_10
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