Health Care Privacy Approach using Blockchain Technology
International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering Technology and Science · 2023
A huge amount of data, generated by different applications in computer network, is growing up exponentially based on nonstop operational states.Such applications are generating an avalanche of information that is disruptive for predictable data processing and analytics functionality, which is perfectly handled by the cloud before explosion growth of Big Data.Blockchain technology alleviates the reliance on a centralized authority to certify information integrity and ownership, as well as mediate transactions and exchange of digital assets, while enabling secure and pseudo anonymous transactions along with agreements directly between interacting parties.It possesses key properties, such as immutability, decentralization, and transparency that potentially address pressing issues in healthcare, such as incomplete records at point of care and difficult access to patients' own health information.An efficient and effective healthcare system requires interoperability, which allows software apps and technology platforms to communicate securely and seamlessly, exchange data, and use the exchanged data across health organizations and app vendors.Unfortunately, healthcare today suffers from siloed and fragmented data, delayed communications, and disparate workflow tools caused by the lack of interoperability.Blockchain offers the opportunity to enable access to longitudinal, complete, and tamperaware medical records that are stored in fragmented systems in a secure and pseudo-anonymous fashion.Fog computing or fog networking, also known as fogging, is pushing the frontiers of computing applications, data, and services away from centralized cloud to the logical stream of the network edge.