Implication and challenges of mobile health and blockchain technology for remote patient monitoring
Manik Sharma · Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2023
In recent years, several remote monitoring frameworks have been designed by various researchers using artificial intelligence, transfer learning, cloud computing, fog computing, mobile computing, soft computing, and drone technology.1e3 Mobile devices are required to complete the remote monitoring framework.Amidst several preventative steps, the security and privacy of the data have remained a challenge for these smart healthcare models.The use of blockchain technology has soared in recent years and has offered the required solution for the same.However, one of the key questions to consider is whether the use of blockchain can alleviate all the security concerns connected with Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM).The initial objective of this work is to provide a quick overview of mhealth and blockchain technologies, as well as their relevance in the healthcare industry.Finally, the ramifications, as well as the benefits and risks, of incorporating mhealth and blockchain in designing the RPM system have also been addressed.