Scalability Challenges in Healthcare Blockchain System—A Systematic Review
Blockchain technology is a private, secure, trustworthy, and transparent information exchange performed in a decentralised manner. In this case, the coordination and validation efforts are simplified as the records are designed to update regularly and there is no difference in the two databases. Thi...
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| author | Ahmad Akmaluddin Mazlan Salwani Mohd Daud Suriani Mohd Sam Hafiza Abas Siti Zaleha Abdul Rasid Muhammad Fathi Yusof |
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| description | Blockchain technology is a private, secure, trustworthy, and transparent information exchange performed in a decentralised manner. In this case, the coordination and validation efforts are simplified as the records are designed to update regularly and there is no difference in the two databases. This review focuses on how the blockchain addresses scalability challenges and provides solutions in the healthcare field through the implementation of blockchain technology. Accordingly, 16 solutions fell under two main areas, namely storage optimization and redesign of blockchain. However, limitations persist, including block size, high volume of data, transactions, number of nodes, and protocol challenges. This review consists of six stages, namely identification of research question, procedures of research, screening of relevant articles, keywording based on the abstract, data extraction, and mapping process. Through Atlas.ti software, the selected keywords were used to analyse through the relevant articles. As a result, 48 codes and 403 quotations were compiled. Manual coding was performed to categorise the quotations. The codes were then mapped onto the network as a mapping process. Notably, 16 solutions fell under two main areas, namely storage optimization and redesign of blockchain. Basically, there are 3 solutions compiled for storage optimization and 13 solutions for the redesign of the blockchain, namely blockchain modelling, read mechanism, write mechanism, and bi-directional network. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6c5583c0c194fa895dbe9f4592796d92022-12-21T22:01:19ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362020-01-018236632367310.1109/ACCESS.2020.29692308968381Scalability Challenges in Healthcare Blockchain System—A Systematic ReviewAhmad Akmaluddin Mazlan0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1625-4841Salwani Mohd Daud1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4329-1202Suriani Mohd Sam2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2965-2075Hafiza Abas3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0137-3127Siti Zaleha Abdul Rasid4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7200-6899Muhammad Fathi Yusof5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0859-7820Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics (RFTI), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaRazak Faculty of Technology and Informatics (RFTI), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaRazak Faculty of Technology and Informatics (RFTI), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaRazak Faculty of Technology and Informatics (RFTI), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaAzman Hashim International Business School (AHIBS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaRazak Faculty of Technology and Informatics (RFTI), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaBlockchain technology is a private, secure, trustworthy, and transparent information exchange performed in a decentralised manner. In this case, the coordination and validation efforts are simplified as the records are designed to update regularly and there is no difference in the two databases. This review focuses on how the blockchain addresses scalability challenges and provides solutions in the healthcare field through the implementation of blockchain technology. Accordingly, 16 solutions fell under two main areas, namely storage optimization and redesign of blockchain. However, limitations persist, including block size, high volume of data, transactions, number of nodes, and protocol challenges. This review consists of six stages, namely identification of research question, procedures of research, screening of relevant articles, keywording based on the abstract, data extraction, and mapping process. Through Atlas.ti software, the selected keywords were used to analyse through the relevant articles. As a result, 48 codes and 403 quotations were compiled. Manual coding was performed to categorise the quotations. The codes were then mapped onto the network as a mapping process. Notably, 16 solutions fell under two main areas, namely storage optimization and redesign of blockchain. Basically, there are 3 solutions compiled for storage optimization and 13 solutions for the redesign of the blockchain, namely blockchain modelling, read mechanism, write mechanism, and bi-directional network.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8968381/Blockchainhealthcarescalabilitysystematic review |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Akmaluddin Mazlan Salwani Mohd Daud Suriani Mohd Sam Hafiza Abas Siti Zaleha Abdul Rasid Muhammad Fathi Yusof Scalability Challenges in Healthcare Blockchain System—A Systematic Review IEEE Access Blockchain healthcare scalability systematic review |
| title | Scalability Challenges in Healthcare Blockchain System—A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Scalability Challenges in Healthcare Blockchain System—A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Scalability Challenges in Healthcare Blockchain System—A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scalability Challenges in Healthcare Blockchain System—A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Scalability Challenges in Healthcare Blockchain System—A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | scalability challenges in healthcare blockchain system x2014 a systematic review |
| topic | Blockchain healthcare scalability systematic review |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8968381/ |
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