Challenges With the Blockchain-Powered Healthcare Secure System
P. Sumitra, M. Sathiya, A. Gayathiri, G. Sathya, S. Sabitha, George Ghinea · Advances in medical technologies and clinical practice book series · 2024
The expansion of the internet and the growing use of technology in the healthcare system have helped doctors monitor their patients remotely through the use of real-time smart health devices. In spite of this sophisticated system, there are many concerns regarding the sensitive data of the patients being exposed to the world by hackers. Thus, the shortcomings of the healthcare framework can be resolved by leveraging blockchain tools. The mechanism of the blockchain health system works in such a way that an id is assigned to a patient health record, and they can give access to view their health records to the specific health provider of their choice. Eventually, by using this mechanism, the patient's health record is secured from the hackers. Thus, this chapter deals with data privacy of the patient's health, research objectives, issues, and challenges that can be easily understandable and helpful for beginners in their research progress.