scholarly journals Peculiarities of blockchain technology introduction in the field of healthcare: current situation and prospects

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-44
Author(s):  
Я.О. Ключка ◽  
О.В. Шматко ◽  
С.П. Євсеєв ◽  
С.В. Милевський
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Data ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Healthcare Data ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Technology Introduction ◽  
Counterfeit Products ◽  
Isolated Systems

The current situation in the field of health care is considered and the key problems faced by this industry are described. Today, there are two main issues to be addressed in healthcare: data ownership and data security. The patient's medical data is preferably stored in centralized, isolated systems that are incompatible with each other. This situation creates difficulties in terms of timely exchange of medical data and access to them. The lack of data complicates further diagnosis and treatment of the patient. In addition, systems that store medical data are not completely reliable. Third parties can easily access and modify medical data. It is expected that blockchain technology can solve the problems that currently exist in the field of health care. Blockchain technology will create distributed, decentralized systems that will significantly improve the quality of care provided. The paper considers the areas in the field of health care, in which blockchain technology is beginning to develop, as well as related projects. All considered projects can be divided into four areas: supply chain surveillance and fight against counterfeit products, telemedicine, diagnostics, storage and management of medical data. The healthcare sector is developing rapidly and new areas are expected in which the blockchain will be used. Although there are still some problems that need to be overcome for the blockchain to be fully used.

scholarly journals A Survey on Securing Medical Data in Cloud Using Blockchain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
HariPriya K ◽  
Brintha NC ◽  
Yogesh C K
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Electronic Health Records ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Medical Data ◽  
Cloud Environment ◽  
Healthcare Data ◽  
The Past ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Block Chain ◽  
Security Concerns

Security is a major concern in every technology that is introduced newly to facilitate the existing mechanism for better maintenance and handling. This is also the case in electronic health records. The data of the hospitals and the associated patients gets digital in the past few decades. The data is stored in the cloud for various reasons such as convenience of the participating entities to access it, easy maintenance. But, with this there also arises various security concerns. It has been observed from the reason studies that blockchain is used as the means of securing the healthcare data in the cloud environment.This study discusses the following. 1) Applications of blockchain in cloud environment, 2) Applications of blockchain in securing healthcare data 3) General issues and security concerns in blockchain technology and what features of block chain makes it suitable for securing health care a nd what features restricts it from using.This work helps the future researchers in getting a deep understanding of the in and out of applying blockchain in cloud and healthcare environment.

Data Ownership and Secure Medical Data Transmission using Optimal Multiple Key-Based Homomorphic Encryption with Hyperledger Blockchain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naresh Sammeta ◽  
Latha Parthiban
Keyword(s):  
Data Transmission ◽  
Homomorphic Encryption ◽  
Medical Data ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Transmission Model ◽  
Generation Process ◽  
Suggested Model ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Data Ownership

Recent healthcare systems are defined as highly complex and expensive. But it can be decreased with enhanced electronic health records (EHR) management, using blockchain technology. The healthcare sector in today’s world needs to address two major issues, namely data ownership and data security. Therefore, blockchain technology is employed to access and distribute the EHRs. With this motivation, this paper presents novel data ownership and secure medical data transmission model using optimal multiple key-based homomorphic encryption (MHE) with Hyperledger blockchain (OMHE-HBC). The presented OMHE-HBC model enables the patients to access their own data, provide permission to hospital authorities, revoke permission from hospital authorities, and permit emergency contacts. The proposed model involves the MHE technique to securely transmit the data to the cloud and prevent unauthorized access to it. Besides, the optimal key generation process in the MHE technique takes place using a hosted cuckoo optimization (HCO) algorithm. In addition, the proposed model enables sharing of EHRs by the use of multi-channel HBC, which makes use of one blockchain to save patient visits and another one for the medical institutions in recoding links that point to EHRs stored in external systems. A complete set of experiments were carried out in order to validate the performance of the suggested model, and the results were analyzed under many aspects. A comprehensive comparison of results analysis reveals that the suggested model outperforms the other techniques.

scholarly journals Ensuring Improved Security in Medical Data Using ECC and Blockchain Technology with Edge Devices

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Mary Subaja Christo ◽  
V. Elizabeth Jesi ◽  
Uma Priyadarsini ◽  
V. Anbarasu ◽  
Hridya Venugopal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Data ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Data Confidentiality ◽  
Hospital Data ◽  
Healthcare Data ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Data Authentication ◽  
Efficient Retrieval ◽  
Lightweight Authentication

Hospital data management is one of the functional parts of operations to store and access healthcare data. Nowadays, protecting these from hacking is one of the most difficult tasks in the healthcare system. As the user’s data collected in the field of healthcare is very sensitive, adequate security measures have to be taken in this field to protect the networks. To maintain security, an effective encryption technology must be utilised. This paper focuses on implementing the elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) technique, a lightweight authentication approach to share the data effectively. Many researches are in place to share the data wirelessly, among which this work uses Electronic Medical Card (EMC) to store the healthcare data. The work discusses two important data security issues: data authentication and data confidentiality. To ensure data authentication, the proposed system employs a secure mechanism to encrypt and decrypt the data with a 512-bit key. Data confidentiality is ensured by using the Blockchain ledger technique which allows ethical users to access the data. Finally, the encrypted data is stored on the edge device. The edge computing technology is used to store the medical reports within the edge network to access the data in a very fast manner. An authenticated user can decrypt the data and process the data at optimum speed. After processing, the updated data is stored in the Blockchain and in the cloud server. This proposed method ensures secure maintenance and efficient retrieval of medical data and reports.

Intellectual Capital Report in the Healthcare Sector

2017 ◽  
pp. 272-285
Author(s):  
Giovanni Bronzetti ◽  
Maria Assunta Baldini ◽  
Graziella Sicoli
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Structure Knowledge

In the healthcare sector the growing interest in intellectual capital begins with the understanding that the ability to maintain and develop knowledge within it is one of a major reason for the success of the structure. Knowledge presents in health care organizations is a valuable asset, essential to ensure a good quality of services, which has been not only enhanced but also continuously developed. In this sense, analyzing the intellectual capital in healthcare means put at the centre of attention knowledge, the processes that make it possible. This exploratory study aims to investigate the importance of intellectual capital in the healthcare sector, thorough the examination and interpretation of Intellectual Capital Report in a specific realty: the hospital in Udine, which systematically by few years prepares this report.

scholarly journals Blockchain Technology Projects to Provide Telemedical Services: Systematic Review

10.2196/17475 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. e17475
Author(s):  
Konstantin Koshechkin ◽  
Georgy Lebedev ◽  
George Radzievsky ◽  
Ralf Seepold ◽  
Natividad Madrid Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Web Search ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Data Access ◽  
Medical Data ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Treatment Support ◽  
Diagnostic Support

Background One of the most promising health care development areas is introducing telemedicine services and creating solutions based on blockchain technology. The study of systems combining both these domains indicates the ongoing expansion of digital technologies in this market segment. Objective This paper aims to review the feasibility of blockchain technology for telemedicine. Methods The authors identified relevant studies via systematic searches of databases including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, and Google Scholar. The suitability of each for inclusion in this review was assessed independently. Owing to the lack of publications, available blockchain-based tokens were discovered via conventional web search engines (Google, Yahoo, and Yandex). Results Of the 40 discovered projects, only 18 met the selection criteria. The 5 most prevalent features of the available solutions (N=18) were medical data access (14/18, 78%), medical service processing (14/18, 78%), diagnostic support (10/18, 56%), payment transactions (10/18, 56%), and fundraising for telemedical instrument development (5/18, 28%). Conclusions These different features (eg, medical data access, medical service processing, epidemiology reporting, diagnostic support, and treatment support) allow us to discuss the possibilities for integration of blockchain technology into telemedicine and health care on different levels. In this area, a wide range of tasks can be identified that could be accomplished based on digital technologies using blockchains.

scholarly journals Collaboration of Blockchain and Machine Learning in Healthcare Industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2642-2645
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Medical Data ◽  
Machine Learning Techniques ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Sensitive Data ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Learning Techniques

The purpose of this paper is to explore the applications of blockchain in the healthcare industry. Healthcare sector can become an application domain of blockchain as it can be used to securely store health records and maintain an immutable version of truth. Blockchain technology is originally built on Hyperledger, which is a decentralized platform to enable secure, unambiguous and swift transactions and usage of medical records for various purposes. The paper proposes to use blockchain technology to provide a common and secured platform through which medical data can be accessed by doctors, medical practitioners, pharma and insurance companies. In order to provide secured access to such sensitive data, blockchain ensures that any organization or person can only access data with consent of the patient. The Hyperledger Fabric architecture guarantees that the data is safe and private by permitting the patients to grant multi-level access to their data. Apart from blockchain technology, machine learning can be used in the healthcare sector to understand and analyze patterns and gain insights from data. As blockchain can be used to provide secured and authenticated data, machine learning can be used to analyze the provided data and establish new boundaries by applying various machine learning techniques on such real-time medical data.

International Experience of Using Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 60-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. V. Panyukova
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Government Control ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
The Government ◽  
Business Entities ◽  
Counterfeit Products

The paper analyzes the advantages of using the blockchain technology in the supply chain management. It is determined that the blockchain will simplify the procedure of the government control over the supply chain and contribute to the implementation of the state policy aiming to reduce the level of counterfeit products and improve the quality of goods entering the retail network, which will have a direct impact on the socio-economic development of the regions. The subject of research is the organizational and technological mechanism of the interaction between business entities in the process of introduction and application of the blockchain technology for supply chain management. The purpose of the paper was to find out how to use the blockchain in logistics in the most effective way. The paper presents the summary of works of Russian and foreign economists and identifies the main areas of existing and prospective blockchain studies, formulates the principles for the promotion of the blockchain technology in logistics and identifies factors that impede the active use of the blockchaining by Russian and foreign businessmen. The necessity of the DLT/blockchain legalization in economic activities and determining the responsibility for including incomplete and/or unreliable information in a distributed ledger is substantiated.

Continuous professional development of nursing staff — optimization of work of teaching and methodical cabinet

2020 ◽  
pp. 34-37
Author(s):  
Svetlana Inozemtseva ◽  
Larisa Karaseva
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
Essential Component ◽  
Range Of Functions

In modern conditions, nursing is considered to be an essential component of the health care system. The range of functions of nursing staff has now been considerably expanded, and the degree of responsibility of nurses for the patient and the quality of the services provided by them has increased. In the current situation, the importance of continuing education of secondary medical workers on the basis of educational and methodological offices of medical organizations is increasing.

A Survey of Telemedicine in Italy

1995 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Domenico M Pisanelli ◽  
Fabrizio L Ricci ◽  
Riccardo Maceratini
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Of Health Care ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
National Plan ◽  
Reducing Costs ◽  
And Training

Italy has a tradition of experimental telemedicine which dates back to the early 1970s. However, despite promising experience, widespread diffusion of telemedicine services has not occurred. The Ministry of Research recognized the potential of telemedicine for improving the quality of health care and reducing costs, and has launched a national plan for financing research and training. The plan is expected to have a major impact on the organization of telemedicine research in Italy. In this paper we describe the current situation, outline the structure of the national plan, and survey various applications in different fields, such as teleconsulting, teleradiology and telemonitoring.

scholarly journals Quality assessment of examination of patients with arterial hypertension in primary health care (according to the Russian arterial hypertension register data)

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-34
Author(s):  
E V Oshchepkova ◽  
N V Lazareva ◽  
I E Chazova
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Medical Data ◽  
Remote Access ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Regions Of Russia ◽  
Selection Of

Objective: to assess the quality of examination of patients with arterial hypertension in primary health care. Materials and methods. The study was carried out with the Arterial Hypertension Register method (a software with remote access, medical data inputs were made from medical records of patients with AH). The study included a selection of 29 126 patients with AH under care in primary health care in 22 regions of Russia in 2010-2014. 35% were males, females were older by 3.7 years (60.9±12.5 years and 64.6±12.0 years respectively, p

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