Exploring the Applications and Challenges of Blockchain Technology in Healthcare and IoT

Lately, there has been a considerable rise in the application of blockchain technology. Moreover, it has shown enormous promise for revolutionizing various domains by enhancing security measures, ensuring data privacy, and maintaining data integrity. The purpose of the paper seeks to present the concept of blockchain technology and its potential healthcare and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. It delves into how blockchain can effectively address these domains’ security, privacy, and data management challenges. The paper emphasizes the advantages of blockchain, including secure and tamper-proof transactions, data protection, and efficient data management. However, integrating blockchain with IoT and healthcare also presents scalability, privacy, security, and bandwidth issues. Careful consideration is imperative to optimize the benefits of blockchain technology in these domains.