Application of Blockchain and Internet of Things in Healthcare and Medical Sector: Applications, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Consensus mechanism</td><td class="align_center">Examples</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Proof-of-work</td><td class="align_center">Bitcoin, Litecoin</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Proof-of-stake</td><td class="align_center">NXT</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Delegated proof-of-stake</td><td class="align_center">BitShares</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Proof-of-activity (PoW/PoS-hybrid)</td><td class="align_center">PeerCoin</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Proof-of-burn</td><td class="align_center">Counterparty</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Proof-of-validation</td><td class="align_center">Tendermint</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Stellar consensus protocol</td><td class="align_center">Stellar</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ripple protocol consensus algorithm</td><td class="align_center">Ripple</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 4: Application of Blockchain and Internet of Things in Healthcare and Medical Sector: Applications, Challenges, and Future Perspectives 