Exploring the Blockchain Applications in Healthcare Sector: A Systematic Literature Review

In the era of Web 3.0, Blockchain Technology (BT) applications are admired in various sectors including banking, production, government and healthcare sector etc. Blockchain features such as availability, storage, accessibility and uniqueness of data are more suitable to use in the healthcare sector. Using PRISMA systematic literature procedure, the research articles related to blockchain applications are extracted from reputed databases including Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar. The shortlisted research papers were analyzed to explore the application of blockchain technology and adoption challenges in the healthcare sector. The findings shows blockchain technology is popularly used to track electronic health records, tracking drugs & surgical equipment and storage of patient data. The findings reveal a lack of various applications in combining blockchain technology with the Internet of Things (IoT) for tracking patient activity, helping in emergencies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) based systems for disease diagnosis.