Artificial intelligence, Big data, blockchain and 5G for the digital transformation of the healthcare industry

Patricia de Pablos is a Professor of Business Administration at the University of Oviedo in Spain. Her field of research focuses on knowledge management, healthcare sector, innovation, information technologies and technological disruption. She has contributed to numerous academic publications. She has wide editorial experience in journals, books and book series. She serves as Editor in Chief of International Journal of Asian Business and Information and Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management. Dr. Xi Zhang’s research interests are knowledge management systems, digital transformation, and people analytics. He has published several papers in international journals such as Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal of MIS, CHB, IEEE TEM, IEEE TKDE, etc. He also served as editorial board of IJABIM, IJSWIS, JMSE and JSTPM.

• SECTION 1 What COVID-19 pandemic revealed about digital healthcare industry and infrastructure1. Impact of digital health on main stakeholders in the healthcare industryBrian Kee Mun Wong, Thinaranjeney Thirumoorthi and Clarice Sze Wee Chua2. Emerging technologies for in-home care for the elderly, frail, and vulnerable adultsShidin Balakrishnan, Walid El Ansari and Sarada Prasad Dakua3. On the use of patient-reported measures in digital medicine to increase healthcare resilienceMatteo Capriulo, Ilaria Pizzolla and Giovanni BrigantiSECTION 2 Digital transformation of healthcare services and infrastructures. Challenges, opportunities, and risks4. Digital transformation of the healthcare critical care industry: Telepharmacy in intensive care unit settingsdadvancing the knowledge baseMohamed Omar Saad and Walid El Ansari5. Healthcare digital transformation through the adoption of artificial intelligenceBrian Kee Mun Wong, Sivakumar Vengusamy and Tatyana Bastrygina6. Telepharmacy: a modern solution for expanding access to pharmacy servicesAbd. Kakhar Umar, Patanachai Limpikirati, Jittima Amie Luckanagul, James H. Zothantluanga, Marina M. Shumkova and Georgy ProsvirkinSECTION 3 Artificial intelligence and blockchain for digital transformation of healthcare services7. Appropriate artificial intelligence algorithms will ultimately contribute to health equityJan Kalina8. The potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning in precision oncologyAdhari Abdullah AlZaabi, Yassine Bouchareb and Layth Mula-Hussain9. The use of artificial intelligence in enhancing the quality of decisions in healthcare institutionsOmar Durrah, Omar Ikbal Tawfik and Fairouz M. Aldhmour10. A critique of blockchain in healthcare sectorShovan Ghosh, Vivek Dave and Sanduru Sai Keerthana11. A managerial overview of blockchain implications and challenges for healthcare systemFrancesco Caputo, Anna Roberta Gagliardi and Sara EbraicoSECTION 4 Big data and 5G for digital transformation of healthcare services12. The impact of using the Internet of Things on the development of the accounting information system in the health sectorHamada Elsaid Elmaasrawy and Omar Ikbal Tawfik13. Understanding how big data awareness affects healthcare institution performance in OmanSamir Hammami, Omar Durrah, Lujain El-Maghraby, Mohammed Jaboob, Salih Kasim and Kholood BaalwiSECTION 5 Knowledge management and data sharing for accelerating solutions in healthcare industry14. Novel applications of deep learning in surgical trainingShidin Balakrishnan, Sarada Prasad Dakua, Walid El Ansari, Omar Aboumarzouk and Abdulla Al Ansari15. Digital tools and innovative healthcare solutions: Serious games and gamification in surgical training and patient careSarra Kharbech, Julien Abinahed, Omar Aboumarzouk, Walid El Ansari, Abdulla Al Ansari and Shidin Balakrishnan16. Privacy-preserving patient-centric electronic health records exchange using blockchainMohammad Ahmad, Chamitha De Alwis, Mitul Shukla and Paul SantSECTION 6 Health emergency preparedness and response17. Digital twins in healthcare and biomedicineAbdulhamit Subasi and Muhammed Enes Subasi18. Big data and artificial intelligence for pandemic preparednessZahid Ahmad ButtSECTION 7 Conclusions and implications for healthcare research agenda and policy makers19. Building the path for healthcare digitalization through a possible depiction of telehealth evolutionSaviano Marialuisa, Caputo Francesco, Gagliardi Anna Roberta and Perillo Claudia20. The ethical dilemma of using robotics in psychotherapyPragya Lodha