ABSTRACT
In recent times, there has been an intensification in the need for Healthcare Organizations (HOs) to empower individuals to control their health records. However, security concerns regarding how various HOs communicate healthcare data have hindered the implementation of such systems. The capacity to safely transmit data allows for the growth of integrated healthcare services to patients. Blockchain technology (BT) is a good driver for transitioning towards integrated healthcare due to its decentralized character, addressing new insights and the critical issues of many healthcare domains. BT enables Hos to record and monitor peer-to-peer transactions across a network that lacks a centralized authority. This chapter discusses the BT rationale and its adoption in the healthcare realm. Examples of blockchain-based healthcare platforms address the benefits and drawbacks of current designs with recommendations for future application scenarios.
