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Title
Blockchain-Based Information Security of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) in a Healthcare Communication System
Author
, Nafisa Haque, Rokeya Forhat, S. Rayhan Kabir,
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Abstract

Protecting the digital medical data from cyber-attacks is essential in a healthcare communication system. Blockchain is a distributed as well as shared ledger-based technology which can more readily encourage information security. Blockchain approach is commonly applied for the digital crypto-currency; however, it is awaited to have future conducts in health care. Many healthcare systems today are still subordinated on the back-dated application for keeping healthcare records. Here, the main challenges faced to date are information security and interoperability. This study introduces a blockchain-based model for securing the Electronic Medical Records (EMR). Here, we have used SHA256 secure hash algorithm for generating a unique and identical 256-bit or 32-byte hash value for a particular medical record. In this manuscript, we have focused on five mechanisms (Digital Access Rules, Data Aggregation, Data Immutability, Data Liquidity, and Patient Identity) of data transition for securing the medical records at the proposed blockchain model.

Keywords
Blockchain, Secure hash algorithm, Health information technology, Healthcare information security, Interoperability, Cyber-security >
Journal or Conference Name
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Publication Year
2020
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