This new volume, Blockchain Technology in Business and Healthcare: Opportunities and Innovation, focuses on the use of blockchain in two specific areas, as reflected in the title. The increasing use and application of blockchain technology is changing business and the healthcare industry.
The authors attempt to show how the digital future will be shaped by emerging blockchain technology. The book explains the fundamentals of blockchain and how this technology revolutionizes transactions and business networks. They also discuss the important differences between "blockchain" and "blockchain for business" and what makes blockchain an ideal solution for streamlining business networks. It will provide better understanding of how digital currency processes information using complex networks. This book also explores the links between blockchain, information technology, cryptography, and computer science applications in the healthcare sector in a broad perspective.
This book is primarily aimed at those involved in research who want an introduction to the technology, how it works, the major types of blockchain out there, and information getting started with using blockchain technology your organization.
About the Author: Rashmi Agrawal, PhD, is presently working as professor at the Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, India.
Jyotir Moy Chatterjee, MTech, is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the IT Department at Lord Buddha Education Foundation (Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation), Kathmandu, Nepal.
Abhishek Kumar, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Computer Science & Engineering Department at Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Pramod Singh, MTech, is Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Aryabhatt Engineering College and Research Centre, Rajasthan, India, and also a visiting faculty at Government University MDS Ajmer, India.
