Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Book Chapter Book Chapter Faculty Publications- Book Chapter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Blockchain: Opportunities in the healthcare sector and its uses in COVID-19 Subject The topic of the resource Blockchain; COVID-19; Healthcare; Hospital; Medical; Pandemic; Security; Technology Description An account of the resource As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic and major populations are getting vaccinated, increasing realization processes healthcare industry needs to be augmented. It includes managing supply chains, healthcare records, and patient care. With a scarcity of time and resources, adaptation of blockchain technology will help mitigate the pressures on existing infrastructure. A blockchain distributed ledger helps to exchange health information securely without complex intermediation of trust with secure access. The organizations and persons in the blockchain network can verify and authorize the data, thus protecting patient identity, privacy, medical information system, and reducing transaction costs. The chapter examines managing and protecting electronic medical records and personal health records data using blockchain. It also analyses issues in healthcare, blockchain implementation, and its uses in the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors put forward the idea that even after the world is free of the Coronavirus, there will be pressures on the healthcare industry and Blockchain technology is the way to alleviate this pressure. 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Arumugam S.K.; Sharma A.M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lessons from COVID-19: Impact on Healthcare Systems and Technology, pp. 61-94. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99878-9.00002-9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99878-9.00002-9</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85137438021&amp;doi=10.1016%2FB978-0-323-99878-9.00002-9&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=fab6245df38df575ddccbb6176a6a3c4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85137438021&amp;doi=10.1016%2fB978-0-323-99878-9.00002-9&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=fab6245df38df575ddccbb6176a6a3c4</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISBN: 978-032399878-9; 978-032399944-1 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book chapter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Arumugam S.K., Department of Professional Studies, School of Commerce, Finance and Accountancy, Christ University, Karnataka, Bangalore, India; Sharma A.M., Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Maharashtra, Pune, India