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A Review on Blockchain for the Internet of Medical Things: Definitions, Challenges, Applications, and Vision

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  • Gioele Bigini

    (Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Urbino, Piazza della Repubblica 13, 61029 Urbino, Italy)

  • Valerio Freschi

    (Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Urbino, Piazza della Repubblica 13, 61029 Urbino, Italy)

  • Emanuele Lattanzi

    (Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Urbino, Piazza della Repubblica 13, 61029 Urbino, Italy)

Abstract

Nowadays, there are a lot of new mobile devices that have the potential to assist healthcare professionals when working and help to increase the well-being of the people. These devices comprise the Internet of Medical Things, but it is generally difficult for healthcare institutions to meet compliance of their systems with new medical solutions efficiently. A technology that promises the sharing of data in a trust-less scenario is the Distributed Ledger Technology through its properties of decentralization, immutability, and transparency. The Blockchain and the Internet of Medical Things can be considered as at an early stage, and the implementations successfully applying the technology are not so many. Some aspects covered by these implementations are data sharing, interoperability of systems, security of devices, the opportunity of data monetization and data ownership that will be the focus of this review. This work aims at giving an overview of the current state-of-the-art of the Blockchain-based systems for the Internet of Medical Things, specifically addressing the challenges of reaching user-centricity for these combined systems, and thus highlighting the potential future directions to follow for full ownership of data by users.

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  • Gioele Bigini & Valerio Freschi & Emanuele Lattanzi, 2020. "A Review on Blockchain for the Internet of Medical Things: Definitions, Challenges, Applications, and Vision," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-16, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jftint:v:12:y:2020:i:12:p:208-:d:451177
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    1. Shadab Alam & Surbhi Bhatia & Mohammed Shuaib & Mousa Mohammed Khubrani & Fayez Alfayez & Areej A. Malibari & Sadaf Ahmad, 2023. "An Overview of Blockchain and IoT Integration for Secure and Reliable Health Records Monitoring," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-20, March.
    2. Ritika Raj Krishna & Aanchal Priyadarshini & Amitkumar V. Jha & Bhargav Appasani & Avireni Srinivasulu & Nicu Bizon, 2021. "State-of-the-Art Review on IoT Threats and Attacks: Taxonomy, Challenges and Solutions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-46, August.
    3. Dénes László Fekete & Attila Kiss, 2021. "A Survey of Ledger Technology-Based Databases," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-22, July.
    4. Horst Treiblmaier, 2021. "Exploring the Next Wave of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology: The Overlooked Potential of Scenario Analysis," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-13, July.
    5. Abdallah Moubayed & Abdallah Shami & Anwer Al-Dulaimi, 2022. "On End-to-End Intelligent Automation of 6G Networks," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-28, May.

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