Modernizing the Legacy Healthcare System to Decentralize Platform Using Blockchain Technology
The use of blockchain technology is expanding in various industries, including finance, supply chain management, food, energy, IoT, and healthcare. The article aims to address the challenges of complex medical procedures, large-scale medical data management, and cost optimization in the healthcare i...
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| description | The use of blockchain technology is expanding in various industries, including finance, supply chain management, food, energy, IoT, and healthcare. The article aims to address the challenges of complex medical procedures, large-scale medical data management, and cost optimization in the healthcare industry. By employing blockchain technology, the article aims to enhance data security and privacy while ensuring the integrity and efficiency of the healthcare system. This article focuses on the application of blockchain technology in the healthcare system by reviewing the existing literature and proposing multiple workflows for better data management. These workflows were implemented using the Ethereum blockchain platform and involve complex medical procedures such as surgery and clinical trials, as well as managing a large amount of medical data. The feasibility of the proposed system is analyzed in terms of associated costs, and a model-driven engineering approach is used to recover the architecture of traditional healthcare systems. The aim is to provide stakeholders in the healthcare system with better healthcare services and cost optimization. The solution being proposed automates interactions between different parties involved. Smart contracts were created using Solidity language, and their functions were tested using the Remix IDE. This paper illustrates that our smart contract code was designed to avoid common security vulnerabilities and attacks. To test the framework, a prototype of the smart contract was deployed on an Ethereum TESTNET blockchain in a Windows environment. This study found that the proposed approach is both practical and efficient. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da33ed4122b846629523e069a98a2f382023-11-19T03:13:12ZengMDPI AGTechnologies2227-70802023-06-011148410.3390/technologies11040084Modernizing the Legacy Healthcare System to Decentralize Platform Using Blockchain TechnologyAbdulaziz Aljaloud0Abdul Razzaq1College of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Ha’il, Ha’il 81451, Saudi ArabiaOcean Technology and Engineering, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, ChinaThe use of blockchain technology is expanding in various industries, including finance, supply chain management, food, energy, IoT, and healthcare. The article aims to address the challenges of complex medical procedures, large-scale medical data management, and cost optimization in the healthcare industry. By employing blockchain technology, the article aims to enhance data security and privacy while ensuring the integrity and efficiency of the healthcare system. This article focuses on the application of blockchain technology in the healthcare system by reviewing the existing literature and proposing multiple workflows for better data management. These workflows were implemented using the Ethereum blockchain platform and involve complex medical procedures such as surgery and clinical trials, as well as managing a large amount of medical data. The feasibility of the proposed system is analyzed in terms of associated costs, and a model-driven engineering approach is used to recover the architecture of traditional healthcare systems. The aim is to provide stakeholders in the healthcare system with better healthcare services and cost optimization. The solution being proposed automates interactions between different parties involved. Smart contracts were created using Solidity language, and their functions were tested using the Remix IDE. This paper illustrates that our smart contract code was designed to avoid common security vulnerabilities and attacks. To test the framework, a prototype of the smart contract was deployed on an Ethereum TESTNET blockchain in a Windows environment. This study found that the proposed approach is both practical and efficient.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7080/11/4/84blockchainsmart contracthealthcareEthereumreverse engineeringsystem migration |
| spellingShingle | Abdulaziz Aljaloud Abdul Razzaq Modernizing the Legacy Healthcare System to Decentralize Platform Using Blockchain Technology Technologies blockchain smart contract healthcare Ethereum reverse engineering system migration |
| title | Modernizing the Legacy Healthcare System to Decentralize Platform Using Blockchain Technology |
| title_full | Modernizing the Legacy Healthcare System to Decentralize Platform Using Blockchain Technology |
| title_fullStr | Modernizing the Legacy Healthcare System to Decentralize Platform Using Blockchain Technology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modernizing the Legacy Healthcare System to Decentralize Platform Using Blockchain Technology |
| title_short | Modernizing the Legacy Healthcare System to Decentralize Platform Using Blockchain Technology |
| title_sort | modernizing the legacy healthcare system to decentralize platform using blockchain technology |
| topic | blockchain smart contract healthcare Ethereum reverse engineering system migration |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7080/11/4/84 |
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