Exploring Blockchain in Healthcare: Implementation and Impact of Distributed Database Across Pharmaceutical Supply Chain, Drugs Administration, Healthcare Insurance and Patient Administration

This book aims to analyze the role of blockchain technology in healthcare and how medical tech teams can establish a digital and linked healthcare system for the modern-day. After reading this book, readers will be able to create, develop, and implement blockchain-based healthcare business cases.




This book explains methods by which readers can understand several sectors of the healthcare industry, including pharmaceutical supply chain, healthcare insurance, drug administration, biological instruments, and smart labs, genomics, vaccination administration and policies, and the processing of healthcare data. The book also discusses Ethereum, Hyperledger, Multichain, and other popular blockchain frameworks in detail, with examples drawn from the real world. This book contains sample scripts, algorithms, processes, and an architectural design that may effectively illustrate the healthcare process.




After reading the book, readers will be able to create new blockchain-based products and processes to address various healthcare problems. Regardless of the level of technical experience of the reader, this book will guide them through developing blockchain-based use cases.




TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. An Overview of the Healthcare Industry

2. Blockchain Fundamentals

3. Blockchain's Application in Healthcare

4. Blockchain in EHR and HIS

5. Pharmaceutical Supply Chain and Drug Administration

6. Blockchain in the Healthcare Insurance Industry

7. Digital Medical Certificates and Prescriptions

8. Medical Equipment and Smart Labs

9. Understanding Genomics

10. Vaccination and Other Healthcare Policies