Harnessing the Potential of Blockchain Technology in the Smart Healthcare
- 1st Edition - March 2, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Pankaj Bhambri, Tien Anh Tran, Mukesh Prasad
- Language: English
Harnessing the Potential of Blockchain Technology in the Smart Healthcare explores a groundbreaking shift in how healthcare data are managed, shared, and secured. This book i… Read more
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Description
Description
Across 27 insightful chapters, the readers will discover how blockchain can not only revolutionize electronic health records, strengthen data security and privacy, and streamline healthcare operations, but also empower patients with greater control over their health information.
Through real-world case studies, expert insights, and practical strategies, the book equips healthcare professionals, technologists, and policymakers with the tools to leverage blockchain for a more efficient, transparent, and patient-centered healthcare system.
By examining real-world applications and implementations, this book not only informs but also inspires action—paving the way for a future where healthcare is smarter, safer, and more equitable.
Key features
Key features
- Illuminates how blockchain technology enhances data security and privacy, assuaging concerns about patient information breaches
- Explores concrete strategies for interoperability, facilitating seamless data exchange among healthcare providers, and promoting a patient-centric approach to healthcare
- Delves into the complexities of regulatory compliance and suggests pathways for healthcare organizations to navigate the evolving regulatory landscape successfully
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Foundational blockchain: The technology for decentralized trust in healthcare
Pankaj Bhambri
2. The pre-blockchain paradigm: Fragmentation, insecurity, and the trust deficit in healthcare
Pankaj Bhambri and Alex Khang
Part II: Foundations of blockchain in healthcare
3. Security and privacy in healthcare blockchain
R. Saranya and Pankaj Bhambri
4. Unlocking automated trust: Smart contracts in healthcare
Ritika Dhaneshwar
5. Unlocking the data universe: Achieving patient-centric information exchange with blockchain
Pankaj Bhambri and Gurjeet Singh
Part III: Implementing Blockchain in Healthcare
6. A new paradigm for electronic health records: The blockchain model
Sita Rani and Pankaj Bhambri
7. Blockchain-driven supply chains for smart healthcare: Achieving traceability, transparency, and trust
Pankaj Bhambri, Paula Bajdor and Marta Starostka-Patyk
Part IV: Use Cases and Case Studies
8. Patient empowerment and control of health data
Pankaj Bhambri, Tien Anh Tran, Venkata Tulasiramu Ponnada and Venkata Tulasi Krishna Ponnada
9. Telemedicine and telehealth on the blockchain
Ayan Chatterjee and Subhajit Das
10. A ledger of trust: Blockchain for humanitarian health and global equity
Pankaj Bhambri and Suresh Kumar
Part V: Regulatory and Ethical Considerations
11. Navigating the legal landscape for blockchain healthcare
Pankaj Bhambri and Suresh Kumar
12. From pilots to paradigm: Scaling block chain for future health ecosystems
Kali Charan Rath, N.V. Rao, Pankaj Bhambri and Kamalakanta Muduli
Part VI: Practical guidance and implementation
13. A strategic roadmap for deploying blockchain in smart healthcare systems
Pankaj Bhambri and Manpreet Malhi
Part VII: Cybersecurity in Sustainable Business Models
14. Cybersecurity for sustainable entrepreneurship
Hamed Taherdoost
15. Protecting sustainable supply chains from cyber threats
Hamed Taherdoost
Part VIII: Conclusion and Future Outlook
16. From potential to practice: The realized future of healthcare
Ritu and Pankaj Bhambri
17. Assessing the landscape of health care decision-making an in-depth evalua tion and analysis Venkata Tulasiramu Ponnada and Tien Anh Tran
18. Blockchain technology in healthcare: Revolutionizing data security, inter operability, and patient care
Rajpreet Kaur and Kiranjit Kaur
19.A holistic approach to navigating the healthcare landscape: Current chal lenges and emerging opportunities
Venkata Tulasiramu Ponnada and Tien Anh Tran
20. To create an accessibility mechanism for patient data in healthcare using blockchain technology Gurjeet Singh and Pankaj Bhambri
21. BlockChain technology, Know your Customer (KYC), and the challenges of security concerns in the banking sector in Nigeria
Ngboawaji Daniel Nte
22. Ensuring integrity and transparency in healthcare supply chains: A blockchain- driven approach Vandana Gupta, Sanjeev Kumar Saxena and Pankaj Bhambri
23. A machine learning approach for chronic kidney disease detection and prediction
Denis R
24. Virtual healing: An analysis of enhanc ing healthcare through telemedicine and remote patient monitoring
R. Manimegalai
25. Connected health: Unveiling the power of IoMT in monitoring human bio logical parameters
Srilali Siragam and L.V.S. Narayana
26. Enhancing interoperability and security of health information during trans mission over wireless acoustic sensor networks
Utpal Ghosh, Uttam Mondal and Pankaj Bhambri
27. Enabling trust and transparency: The role of blockchain in smart healthcare ecosystems
Venkata Tulasiramu Ponnada, Tien Anh Tran and Pankaj Bhambri
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: March 2, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Pankaj Bhambri
Dr. Pankaj Bhambri is affiliated with the Department of Information Technology at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College in Ludhiana. His research work has been published in esteemed worldwide and national journals, as well as conference proceedings. Dr. Bhambri has made significant contributions to the academic field through his role as both an editor and author of various textbooks. He successfully organized a diverse range of educational programmes, securing financial backing from esteemed institutions such as the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP), among others. Dr. Bhambri’s areas of interest encompass machine learning, bioinformatics, wireless sensor networks, and network security. Dr. Bhambri possesses a wide array of professional responsibilities, encompassing the duties of an educator, editor, author, reviewer, expert speaker, motivator, and technical committee member for esteemed national and worldwide organizations.
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Tien Anh Tran
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Mukesh Prasad
Dr Mukesh Prasad is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Computer Science in the Faculty of Engineering and IT at UTS who has made substantial contributions to the fields of machine learning, artificial intelligence and the internet of things. Mukesh’s research interests include also big data, computer vision, brain computer interface, and evolutionary computation. He has written more than 120 research papers. Mukesh started his academic career as a lecturer with UTS in 2017 and became a core member of the University’s world-leading Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute (AAII), which has a vision to develop theoretical foundations and advanced technologies for AI and to drive progress in related areas. His research is backed by industry experience, specifically in Taiwan, where he was the principal engineer at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Mukesh received his PhD from the Department of Computer Science at the National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan.