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Application of Technology in Healthcare: Tackling COVID-19 Challenge – The Integration of Blockchain and Internet of Things

Application of Technology in Healthcare: Tackling COVID-19 Challenge – The Integration of Blockchain and Internet of Things
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Author(s): Andreia Robert Lopes (Hovione Farmaciencia, Portugal), Ana Sofia Dias (ISEG, Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Portugal)and Bebiana Sá-Moura (ISEG, Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Portugal)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 24
Source title: Political and Economic Implications of Blockchain Technology in Business and Healthcare
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Dário de Oliveira Rodrigues (Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7363-1.ch007

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted healthcare worldwide and laid several fundamental problems that will have to be tackled to ensure high-quality healthcare services. This pandemic has represented an unparalleled challenge for healthcare systems and poses an opportunity to innovate and implement new solutions. Digital transformation within healthcare organizations has started and is reshaping healthcare. Technologies such as blockchain and IoT can bring about a revolution in healthcare and help solve many of the problems associated with healthcare systems that the COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated. In this chapter, IoT and blockchain technologies were discussed, focusing on their main characteristics, integration benefits, and limitations, identifying the challenges to be addressed soon. The authors further explored its potential in describing concrete cases and possible applications for healthcare in general and specifically for COVID-19.

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