Decentralizing Electronic Medical Records on the Blockchain Using Smart Contracts

【Author】 Baiju, B., V; Saranya, S.; Sriram, D.; Ahmed, M. Rifath; Mohammed, Adnan

【Source】JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL NEGATIVE RESULTS

【影响因子】0.000

【Abstract】The blockchain technology is considered as the most secure and decentralized way to manage your payments with cryptocurrencies. Furthermore, with the advent of NFT's which are a way to make owning digital art a possibility we can see how blockchain has multiple purposes. Blockchain gained traction because of its attributes such as security, immutability, expandability and decentralism. We can see blockchain being used more and more for non-financial applications. On the topic of electronic medical records which need to be secure and be accessed globally, it is still being stored locally or on the cloud which is confined to an organization or a group of organizations. We can observe that healthcare is a field that can benefit massively from blockchain technology. It can make electronic medical records be securely accessed in case of emergencies using smart contracts making the system effectively be used hand in hand with conventional database systems. Smart contracts can be used to manage the accessibility of electronic medical data by third party organizations globally without the data being tampered, manipulated or misused. The system can be used with the current database as it is interoperable. With the successful implementation of this system, it will give access to patients, health care organizations and other third parties the ability to view and manage the electronic medical data.

【Keywords】Blockchain; Decentralized; Smart Contracts; Medical Records

【发表时间】2022

【收录时间】2022-10-02

【文献类型】理论模型

【主题类别】

区块链应用-实体经济-医疗领域