| Description |
1 online resource : color illustrations |
| Series |
Healthcare technologies series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Preface -- 1 Blockchain technology: fundamentals, applications, and challenges -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Fundamentals of blockchain technology -- 1.2.1 History -- 1.2.2 Characteristics -- 1.2.3 Advantages -- 1.2.4 Disadvantages -- 1.2.5 Types -- 1.3 Technical details of blockchain technology -- 1.3.1 Block -- 1.3.2 Chaining of blocks -- 1.3.3 Merkle tree -- 1.3.4 Consensus algorithm -- 1.3.5 Smart contract -- 1.3.6 Hyperledger -- 1.4 Applications of blockchain technology |
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1.4.1 Applications of blockchain technology in healthcare -- 1.4.2 Applications of blockchain in banking and finance -- 1.4.3 Applications of blockchain in government -- 1.4.4 Applications of blockchain in manufacturing -- 1.4.5 Applications of blockchain in other industries -- 1.5 Challenges in adopting blockchain technology -- 1.6 Conclusions -- References -- 2 e-Healthcare record management using blockchain technology -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Electronic health record -- 2.2.1 Benefits of using EHRs -- 2.2.2 Risks of EHR |
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2.3 Monitoring and managing e-healthcare data using blockchain technology -- 2.3.1 Patient data management -- 2.3.2 Prescription management -- 2.4 Drug traceability using blockchain technology -- 2.4.1 Drug safety -- 2.4.2 Drug efficacy and effectiveness -- 2.4.3 Drug logistics -- 2.4.4 Global challenges to logistics -- 2.4.5 Blockchain in managing drug logistics -- 2.5 The use case for blockchain technology in healthcare -- 2.5.1 Clinical trials -- 2.5.2 Smart contracts -- 2.6 Challenges to implement blockchain technology in e-healthcare record management -- 2.7 Conclusions and future scope |
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References -- 3 Blockchain in pharmaceutical sector -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Pharmaceutical drug discovery -- 3.2.1 Discovery and development -- 3.2.2 Pre-clinical research process -- 3.2.3 Clinical drug development and regulatory approval process -- 3.2.4 FDA review -- 3.2.5 Post-market monitoring -- 3.3 Pharmaceutical supply chain management and its challenges -- 3.4 Supplier consortiums and preventive maintenance -- 3.4.1 Quality agreements -- 3.4.2 License agreements -- 3.4.3 Product supply agreements -- 3.4.4 Research and development agreements -- 3.5 Clinical trails |
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3.5.1 Need for traceability in clinical trials -- 3.5.2 Revolutionizing clinical trials using blockchain technology -- 3.6 Pharmaceutical supply chain management using blockchain technology -- 3.7 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Managing health insurance using blockchain technology -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The insurance industry: its aspects and challenges -- 4.3 Causality in health insurance -- 4.4 Blockchain technology: a revolution in the health insurance industry -- 4.5 Customer service management of health insurance using blockchain technology -- 4.5.1 Monitor and response management -- 4.5.2 Complaint and grievances management |
| Summary |
This book discusses the applications of distributed ledger technology in healthcare environments such as e-healthcare records and data security, health insurance management and fraud detection, pharmaceutical supply chain management and drug traceability, and IoT enabled patient monitoring. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Healthcare industry |
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Medical informatics -- Management.
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Clinical medicine.
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Blockchains (Databases) -- Technological innovations.
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Health services administration -- Technological innovations.
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Clinical medicine -- Computer programs |
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Computer programs |
| Added Author |
Namasudra, Suyel, editor.
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De Albuquerque, Victor Hugo C., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Namasudra, Suyel Blockchain Technology in e-Healthcare Management Stevenage : Institution of Engineering & Technology,c2023 9781839536021 |
| ISBN |
1839536039 electronic book |
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9781839536038 electronic book |
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9781839536021 hardcover |
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1839536020 (hardback) |
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