What Do We Know About Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technology Integration in the Healthcare Industry?

Abstract

This study aims to identify artificial intelligence and blockchain technology's publication productivity and intellectual structure in the healthcare industry. This study employs a bibliometric-content analysis technique to determine intellectual structure and publication productivity. The Scopus database analyses identified research articles from 2018 to 2023. The findings of the thematic mapping show that AI and blockchain are emerging techniques and topics such as “smart healthcare”, “patient-centric”, “healthcare management”, “virtual & augmented reality”, “decentralization”, etc. are the potential and new dimensions that can be looked upon in future themes. This study advances knowledge by providing a current and future overview of AI and blockchain integration in the healthcare industry that would create new and enhance existing research streams.