BSF-EHR: Blockchain Security Framework for Electronic Health Records of Patients
In the current epoch of smart homes and cities, personal data such as patients’ names, diseases and addresses are often violated. This is frequently associated with the safety of the electronic health records (EHRs) of patients. EHRs have numerous benefits worldwide, but at present, EHR information...
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| description | In the current epoch of smart homes and cities, personal data such as patients’ names, diseases and addresses are often violated. This is frequently associated with the safety of the electronic health records (EHRs) of patients. EHRs have numerous benefits worldwide, but at present, EHR information is subject to considerable security and privacy issues. This paper proposes a way to provide a secure solution to these issues. Previous sophisticated techniques dealing with the protection of EHRs usually make data inaccessible to patients. These techniques struggle to balance data confidentiality, patient demand and constant interaction with provider data. Blockchain technology solves the above problems since it distributes information in a transactional and decentralized manner. The usage of blockchain technology could help the health sector to balance the accessibility and privacy of EHRs. This paper proposes a blockchain security framework (BSF) to effectively and securely store and keep EHRs. It presents a safe and proficient means of acquiring medical information for doctors, patients and insurance agents while protecting the patient’s data. This work aims to examine how our proposed framework meets the security needs of doctors, patients and third parties and how the structure addresses safety and confidentiality concerns in the healthcare sector. Simulation outcomes show that this framework efficiently protects EHR data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-40deafdd4adf47bd9878803b0a82a8462023-11-21T16:11:18ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202021-04-01218286510.3390/s21082865BSF-EHR: Blockchain Security Framework for Electronic Health Records of PatientsIbrahim Abunadi0Ramasamy Lakshmana Kumar1College of Computer and Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh 11586, Saudi ArabiaHindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore 641032, IndiaIn the current epoch of smart homes and cities, personal data such as patients’ names, diseases and addresses are often violated. This is frequently associated with the safety of the electronic health records (EHRs) of patients. EHRs have numerous benefits worldwide, but at present, EHR information is subject to considerable security and privacy issues. This paper proposes a way to provide a secure solution to these issues. Previous sophisticated techniques dealing with the protection of EHRs usually make data inaccessible to patients. These techniques struggle to balance data confidentiality, patient demand and constant interaction with provider data. Blockchain technology solves the above problems since it distributes information in a transactional and decentralized manner. The usage of blockchain technology could help the health sector to balance the accessibility and privacy of EHRs. This paper proposes a blockchain security framework (BSF) to effectively and securely store and keep EHRs. It presents a safe and proficient means of acquiring medical information for doctors, patients and insurance agents while protecting the patient’s data. This work aims to examine how our proposed framework meets the security needs of doctors, patients and third parties and how the structure addresses safety and confidentiality concerns in the healthcare sector. Simulation outcomes show that this framework efficiently protects EHR data.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/8/2865blockchainEHRsecurityconfidentiality and storage |
| spellingShingle | Ibrahim Abunadi Ramasamy Lakshmana Kumar BSF-EHR: Blockchain Security Framework for Electronic Health Records of Patients Sensors blockchain EHR security confidentiality and storage |
| title | BSF-EHR: Blockchain Security Framework for Electronic Health Records of Patients |
| title_full | BSF-EHR: Blockchain Security Framework for Electronic Health Records of Patients |
| title_fullStr | BSF-EHR: Blockchain Security Framework for Electronic Health Records of Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | BSF-EHR: Blockchain Security Framework for Electronic Health Records of Patients |
| title_short | BSF-EHR: Blockchain Security Framework for Electronic Health Records of Patients |
| title_sort | bsf ehr blockchain security framework for electronic health records of patients |
| topic | blockchain EHR security confidentiality and storage |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/8/2865 |
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