Blockchain Applications in Healthcare
by Tanupriya Choudhury, Abhirup Khanna, Prasenjit Chatterjee, Jung-Sup Um, Abhishek Bhattacharya
5Blockchain as an Effective Technology in Maintaining Electronic Health Record Systems
Blockchain technology is one of the most important innovations in the professional world today. It is a distributed network that is made up of an organized list of nodes and connections, with nodes responsible for storing information and chains connecting them. It is the chain of blocks that constitutes the data and helps in maintaining a trust among the individuals. The Blockchain technology is moving on the path of constant change and revolution. The increased use of Blockchain technologies in recent years has compelled experts and academicians to find innovative approaches to implement Blockchain in various fields. Healthcare is the sector that has seen the most growth in terms of data and sales. Security has become increasingly important as the number of electronic health records (EHRs) grows. There has been a push to use Blockchain technologies to make EHRs safer. The increase in the usage of Blockchain technology provides many new application opportunities that include the area of healthcare. EHRs are the most promising use of Blockchains. It can be defined as the health information of the patients that are stored digitally over the network. Blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize healthcare by putting the user at the center of the clinical system and improving health information transparency, privacy and confidentiality. This chapter not only covers the introduction ...