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.- 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
