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Blockchain Meets Federated Learning in Healthcare: A Systematic Review With Challenges and Opportunities

Myrzashova, Raushan, Alsamhi, Saeed Hamood, Shvetsov, Alexey V., Hawbani, Ammar, Wei, Xi·2023·IEEE Internet of Things Journal

Abstract

Recently, innovations in the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), information and communication technologies, and machine learning (ML) have enabled smart healthcare. Pooling medical data into a centralized storage system to train a robust ML model, on the other hand, poses privacy, ownership, and regulatory challenges. Federated learning (FL) overcomes the prior problems with a centralized aggregator server and a shared global model. However, there are two technical challenges: 1) FL members need to be motivated to contribute their time and effort and 2) the centralized FL server may not accurately aggregate the global model. Therefore, combining the blockchain and FL can overcome these issues and provide high-level security and privacy for smart healthcare in a decentralized fashion. This study integrates two emerging technologies, blockchain and FL, for healthcare. We describe how blockchain-based FL plays a fundamental role in improving competent healthcare, where edge nodes manage the blockchain to avoid a single point of failure, while IoMT devices employ FL to use dispersed clinical data fully. We discuss the benefits and limitations of combining both technologies based on a content analysis approach. We emphasize three main research streams based on a systematic analysis of blockchain-empowered: 1) IoMT; 2) electronic health records (EHRs) and electronic medical records (EMRs) management; and 3) digital healthcare systems (internal consortium/secure alerting). In addition, we present a novel conceptual framework of blockchain-enabled FL for the digital healthcare environment. Finally, we highlight the challenges and future directions of combining blockchain and FL for healthcare applications.

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Authors
Myrzashova, R., Alsamhi, S. H., Shvetsov, A. V., Hawbani, A., & Wei, X.
Affiliations
  • University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
  • Ibb University (YE)
  • North-Eastern Federal University (RU)
Venue
IEEE Internet of Things Journal
Published
2023-08-15
Volume
10
Issue
16
Pages
14418-14437
ISSN
  • 2327-4662 (ISSN-L)
  • 2372-2541
OpenAlex
W4361983129
Cited by
178
References
114
Citations by year
2026: 48 · 2025: 52 · 2024: 56 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 1
FWCI
7.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
IEEE Internet of Things Journal (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (BJ2060000039)
  • ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents.P2
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Internet of Things and AI
Keywords
blockchain, federated learning, health care, Internet of Medical Things, electronic health records, data privacy, edge nodes, smart healthcare, consortium blockchain, data ownership

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