Blockchain-based Secure Environment for Electronic Health Records

Abstract

Electronic health records (EHRs) have become the de facto standard for storing patient data in hospitals because of the data technology revolution. Many hospitals use server-based systems to keep track of patient medical records, however, this limits the scalability of those systems because they require a lot of storage space. Interoperability and security and privacy concerns, as well as cyber-attacks on the centralized storage, are among the issues they are dealing with. Lab report downloads can be compromised by a poor authentication mechanism that can be easily shared with a third party. Highlighted issues will be addressed by the proposed system, a Blockchain-based private patient information management system. Using a distributed, immutable, and secure ledger, the solution promises efficient system access and retrieval. Consensus can be achieved without consuming a big amount of energy or causing network congestion thanks to an enhanced consensus technique. Because of their tight zero-knowledge requirement, near-perfect data interchange across many platforms is possible thanks to Non-Fungible Tokens, which encourage openness and immutability in the data flow. In addition, the proposed system uses a mix of a hybrid access control system and public key cryptography to ensure high levels of data protection. Additionally, it is a fantastic accomplishment when Lab Report Download Portal and the report generator for medical lab reports can be connected to the main system, which can dynamically modify the report template format with multi-factor authentication enabled. Know your customer verification is also used to authenticate the user to the system. Decentralizing the medical industry’s data storage, sharing, and record-keeping is the general goal of this solution; this method eliminates the need for paper records.