Blockchain-Enabled Internet of Medical Things to Combat COVID-19
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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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- Authors
- Dai, H.-N., Imran, M., & Haider, N.
- Affiliations
- Macau University of Science and Technology (MO)
- King Saud University (SA)
- Victoria University (AU)
- Venue
- IEEE Internet of Things Magazine
- Published
- 2020-09
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 52-57
- ISSN
- 2576-3180 (ISSN-L)
- 2576-3199
- OpenAlex
- W3095811343
- Cited by
- 122
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 33 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 19.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- arxiv.org
- Licence
- Locations
- IEEE Internet of Things Magazine (publishedVersion)
- arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- arXiv (Cornell University) (cc-by)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Internet of Things and AI
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
- Keywords
- blockchain, Internet of Medical Things, COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare security, privacy, digitalization of healthcare, medical device security, COVID-19 pandemic response
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