Exploring the Terrain: Mapping Keyword Co-Occurrence in Blockchain and Smart Contracts for Healthcare

With the implementation of smart contracts and blockchain technology, the healthcare industry is going through a radical transformation. Blockchain offers a decentralized, open framework for safe, unchangeable data storage and was first connected with crypto currency. Blockchain technology has exceptional prospects to transform numerous facets of healthcare when paired with smart contracts, which are self-executing agreements with established rules and conditions. With an examination of their possible advantages, drawbacks, and uses through an examination of prior work, case studies, and actual implementations, this literature study investigates the landscape of blockchain and smart contracts in the healthcare business. Electronic health record sharing in a secure manner, automation of healthcare processes like insurance claim processing and supply chain management, and considerations for scalability, interoperability, regulatory compliance, data privacy, and the ethical use of patient data are some of the main areas of focus. This study intends to find creative solutions, best practices, and future directions to improve security, efficiency, and patient-centered care in the digital era by developing a greater knowledge of how blockchain technology and smart contracts are being utilized in healthcare.