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Leveraging Blockchain Technology For Sla Enforcement In Health Care Cloud Partnerships, Shivani Uday Jahagirdar May 2023

Leveraging Blockchain Technology For Sla Enforcement In Health Care Cloud Partnerships, Shivani Uday Jahagirdar

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The healthcare industry is rapidly adopting cloud-based solutions to improve operational efficiency and patient outcomes. However, healthcare cloud partnerships often face challenges related to the lack of scalability, trust, and Service Level Agreement (SLA) enforcement, and has a notable impact on consumer care quality. To address this issue, the study proposed leveraging blockchain technology to enhance SLA enforcement by using smart contracts in health care cloud partnerships for small and medium-sized facilities. The research questions were: Q.1 What are the current challenges facing small to medium sized healthcare facilities in enforcing SLAs in cloud partnerships? Q.2 How can BC-based smart …