Hybrid AI- and Blockchain-Powered Secure Internet Hospital Communication and Anomaly Detection in Smart Cities
2025
Xiaofeng Wang | Xiaoguang Yue | Noshina Tariq | Ahthasham Sajid
Internet of Things (IoT) devices have revolutionized real-time monitoring and distant patient care in smart cities&rsquo: healthcare systems. However, this advancement has come with several issues, such as data security, scalability, operational efficiency, and fault tolerance. Previous approaches are not well suited to the real-time processing of IoT data in healthcare, given the low latency, high throughput, and effective anomaly detection needed for such a task. Given these challenges, this paper proposes a hybrid Artificial Intelligence (AI)- and blockchain-based IoT governance framework for Internet hospitals using Proof-of-Authority (PoA) in smart cities. It encompasses application of the enhanced RSA for secure data transmission, real-time anomaly detection through the Isolation Forest algorithm, and a private blockchain architecture designed for high scalability. It effectively detects tampering and replay attacks to minimize illegitimate and unauthorized access or manipulation of patients&rsquo: data. The proposed framework achieves relatively significant improvements over a state-of-the-art baseline model. It has cut the transaction response time by 50%, doubled the Throughput Per Second (TPS), and attained a 100% detection performance in anomalies. Comparative analysis reveals its linear scalability with increasing workload, ensuring consistent performance under varying transaction volumes. This study&rsquo:s findings highlight the proposed framework&rsquo:s potential to mitigate key issues in IoT-enabled Internet hospitals in smart cities.
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