Blockchains for Secure Digitized Medicine
Blockchain as an emerging technology has been gaining in popularity, with more possible applications to utilize the technology in the near future. With the offer of a decentralized, distributed environment without the need for a third trusted party (TTP), blockchains are being used to solve issues i...
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| author | Khaled Shuaib Heba Saleous Karim Shuaib Nazar Zaki |
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| description | Blockchain as an emerging technology has been gaining in popularity, with more possible applications to utilize the technology in the near future. With the offer of a decentralized, distributed environment without the need for a third trusted party (TTP), blockchains are being used to solve issues in systems that are susceptible to cyberattacks. One possible field that could benefit from blockchains that researchers have been focusing on is healthcare. Current healthcare information systems face several challenges, such as fragmented patient data, centralized systems which are viewed as single points of attacks, and the lack of patient-oriented services. In this paper, we investigate and analyze recent literature related to the use of blockchains to tackle issues found in modern healthcare information systems. This is done to understand issues that researchers commonly focus on, to discover remaining areas of concern in any proposed solution, and to understand the possible directions of the integration of blockchains in healthcare and personalized medicine. Background information regarding blockchains and existing healthcare information systems is reviewed, followed by the methodology used in the preparation of this review, where the research questions to consider are stated. Afterwards, an analysis of the results is provided, concluding with a discussion of the remaining issues that need to be focused on, and how blockchains could benefit the healthcare sector and empower personalized medicine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0ab45fe4b6f4d4aa3c8ba9bcc0ad31d2023-08-02T05:19:43ZengMDPI AGJournal of Personalized Medicine2075-44262019-07-01933510.3390/jpm9030035jpm9030035Blockchains for Secure Digitized MedicineKhaled Shuaib0Heba Saleous1Karim Shuaib2Nazar Zaki3College of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Street, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, UAECollege of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Street, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, UAERenaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USACollege of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Street, P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, UAEBlockchain as an emerging technology has been gaining in popularity, with more possible applications to utilize the technology in the near future. With the offer of a decentralized, distributed environment without the need for a third trusted party (TTP), blockchains are being used to solve issues in systems that are susceptible to cyberattacks. One possible field that could benefit from blockchains that researchers have been focusing on is healthcare. Current healthcare information systems face several challenges, such as fragmented patient data, centralized systems which are viewed as single points of attacks, and the lack of patient-oriented services. In this paper, we investigate and analyze recent literature related to the use of blockchains to tackle issues found in modern healthcare information systems. This is done to understand issues that researchers commonly focus on, to discover remaining areas of concern in any proposed solution, and to understand the possible directions of the integration of blockchains in healthcare and personalized medicine. Background information regarding blockchains and existing healthcare information systems is reviewed, followed by the methodology used in the preparation of this review, where the research questions to consider are stated. Afterwards, an analysis of the results is provided, concluding with a discussion of the remaining issues that need to be focused on, and how blockchains could benefit the healthcare sector and empower personalized medicine.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/9/3/35blockchainshealthcareelectronic medical recordsprivacysecuritypersonalized medicine |
| spellingShingle | Khaled Shuaib Heba Saleous Karim Shuaib Nazar Zaki Blockchains for Secure Digitized Medicine Journal of Personalized Medicine blockchains healthcare electronic medical records privacy security personalized medicine |
| title | Blockchains for Secure Digitized Medicine |
| title_full | Blockchains for Secure Digitized Medicine |
| title_fullStr | Blockchains for Secure Digitized Medicine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blockchains for Secure Digitized Medicine |
| title_short | Blockchains for Secure Digitized Medicine |
| title_sort | blockchains for secure digitized medicine |
| topic | blockchains healthcare electronic medical records privacy security personalized medicine |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/9/3/35 |
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