TY - JOUR
T1 - Blockchain-Enabled Internet of Medical Things to Combat COVID-19
AU - Dai, Hong Ning
AU - Imran, Muhammad
AU - Haider, Noman
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PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - We are experiencing an unprecedented healthcare crisis caused by newly discovered coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The outbreaks of COVID-19 reveal the frailties of existing healthcare systems. Therefore, the digital transformation of healthcare systems becomes an inevitable trend. During this process, the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) plays a crucial role, while intrinsic vulnerabilities of security and privacy deter the wide adoption of IoMT. In this article, we present a blockchain-enabled IoMT to address the security and privacy concerns of IoMT systems. We also discuss the solutions brought by blockchain-enabled IoMT to COVID-19 from five different perspectives. Moreover, we outline the open challenges and future directions of blockchain-enabled IoMT.
AB - We are experiencing an unprecedented healthcare crisis caused by newly discovered coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The outbreaks of COVID-19 reveal the frailties of existing healthcare systems. Therefore, the digital transformation of healthcare systems becomes an inevitable trend. During this process, the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) plays a crucial role, while intrinsic vulnerabilities of security and privacy deter the wide adoption of IoMT. In this article, we present a blockchain-enabled IoMT to address the security and privacy concerns of IoMT systems. We also discuss the solutions brought by blockchain-enabled IoMT to COVID-19 from five different perspectives. Moreover, we outline the open challenges and future directions of blockchain-enabled IoMT.
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U2 - 10.1109/IOTM.0001.2000087
DO - 10.1109/IOTM.0001.2000087
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85127046662
SN - 2576-3180
VL - 3
SP - 52
EP - 57
JO - IEEE Internet of Things Magazine
JF - IEEE Internet of Things Magazine
IS - 3
M1 - 9241472
ER -
