, Sharma, M. K. et. al. "Role of Detection Techniques in Mobile Communication for Enhancing the Performance of Remote Health Monitoring" Cyber-Physical Systems and Industry 4.0, Apple Cacdemic Press, pp 199-224, 2022. 30. Ranjan, P., Jhariya, D. K., Gupta, M. et.al. "Next-Generation Antennas:Advances and Challenges" Wiley Scrivener Publisher, pp 1-298, 2021. Integrated Blockchain and MEC Systems Empower Healthcare Services Amira A. Amer and Tawfik Ismail CONTENTS Introduction 7.1.1 Motivation and Contribution Enabling Technologies for Healthcare in 5G 7.2.1 Network Slicing 7.2.2 Mobile Edge Computing The Blockchain in Healthcare 7.3.1 Blockchain Overview 7.3.2 Smart Contracts and AI Integrated Blockchain and MEC 7.4.1 Existing Work on Integrating Blockchain and MEC 7.4.2 Blockchain and MEC Integration Results Research Opportunities and the Challenges of Healthcare 7.5.1 Resource Allocation Challenge 7.5.2 Mobility Challenge 7.5.3 Problems and Challenges in Integration 7.5.3.1 Scalability 7.5.3.2 Identity Management in a Mobile Scenario 7.5.3.3 Security Challenge Research Opportunities: Blockchain and Edge Computing in Healthcare 7.6.1 Ensemble Learning and Blockchain for Decision-Making 7.6.2 Federated Learning Case Study: Real-Time Patient Monitoring Conclusion References INTRODUCTION Current healthcare application trends focus on providing quality healthcare ser- vices remotely through the medical Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The recent DOI: 10.1201/9781003368311-7 5G Wireless Communication System in Healthcare Informatics COVID-19 crisis emphasized the importance of such telemedicine solutions. Recent reports estimate that the number of connected medical monitoring devices will increase to 83.4 million in 2023 and expects the global market size of the Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare to rise to 188.2 billion USD by 2025 [1, 2]. Supporting several such devices can be achieved by integrating IoT devices with the emerging 5G networks. Remote surgery and supplying remote assistance to paramedics in ambu