Advanced Cyber Security and Internet of Things for Digital Transformations of the Indian Healthcare Sector

Introduction

As per available reports spending of the Indian government on healthcare is estimated to be 1.5% of the total GDP which is low as far as the population of the nation is considered. The spending of the government in the healthcare sector is too low in comparison to other nations. The healthcare sector theaters a pivotal part in the accomplishment and prosperity of a nation, so the government should devote considerable resources to the upliftment of the living conditions of people. The government has taken various steps to improve the present condition of the healthcare sector by framing policies such as the National Health Policy 2017 focused on plummeting infant mortality rate and providing access to good quality healthcare services to the people of the nation. The current situation in the country is alarming and the COVID-19 pandemic had forced nations to rethink the present health care infrastructure as the government alone will not be able to cope up with the present situation (Jain & Lamba, 2020). It need support from the big industrialists to fasten the process of developing the infrastructure for the COVID-19 patients. The time has come where a nation can sustain only based on investment in the well-being care sector due to drastic changes in the environment, pollution level, and modern living habits. The well-being care sector is one of the most important pillars of the Indian economy as it supports the rest of the sectors in smooth functioning.

A healthy nation will be able to face any pandemic and will emerge out of being a winner in the period of disguise. The health care sector is one of the most important pillars of the Indian economy as it supports the rest of the sectors in smooth functioning. A healthy nation will be able to face any pandemic and will emerge out of being a winner in the period of disguise. With the advancement in information and technology, every sector has get influenced to some extent. The need for data management and organization has paved the way for evolving know-hows such as Blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT) (Miraz et al., 2020; Aich et al., 2019). Blockchain is the technology that integrates healthcare and data. The distinguishing features of blockchain such as transparency, data attribution, accurate and reliable reporting and data analytics help in resolving rigorous data management issues in clinical trials (Omar et al., 2020; Rathee, 2020; Fekih & Lahami, 2020; Fekih et al., 2020). The healthcare sector shown tremendous improvement such as patient retention, data integrity, privacy and regulatory compliances due to adoption of blockchain advanced application. The peculiarities of advanced technology such as Blockchain and how it improved the operations in the healthcare domain with the assistance of its key features and innovative applications. The major risks and opportunities related to technology adoption have also been discussed in the study.

The impact of COVID 19 on the economy of different countries has been studied and it was analyzed that COVID 19 had seriously impacted the healthcare sector (Attia et al. 2019; McGhin et al., 2019; Epiphaniou et al. 2019; Hasselgren et al., 2020). The use of advanced tools and applications such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Blockchain etc., helps in reducing the influence of contagion on the environment (Chamola et al., 2020).