Sérgio Silva 2025. EXPLAINABLE PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS FOR SMART HEALTHCARE USING A MODULAR HYBRID INTELLIGENCE FRAMEWORK: Received: 16th May 2025, Revised: 30th May 2025, 20th June 2025, Accepted: 13th August 2025, Date of Publication: 9th September 2025. MATTER: International Journal of Science and Technology. 11, (Sep. 2025), 16–27. DOI:https://doi.org/10.20319/mijst.2025.11.1627.