Blockchain-Enabled Solutions for the Pharmaceutical Industry
by Ritika Wason, Parul Arora, Parma Nand, Vishal Jain, Vinay Kukreja
13Secure Patient Data Management Through Blockchain
Radha Goel1, Rosaline Mishra2*, Arti Gupta3, Rehana Parveen2, Rashmi Singh2, Dinesh Puri4 and Mohd Yasir5
1Lloyd Institute of Management and Technology, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
2Metro College of Health Sciences and Research, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
3Lloyd School of Pharmacy, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
4School of Pharmacy, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
5Department of Pharmacy, College of Health Science, Arsi University, Asella, Ethiopia
Abstract
Blockchain is a new technology that offers a decentralized method of organizing data. Its decentralized, dependable, easily traceable, and tamper-proof attributes make it a commonly utilized tool in the management of healthcare data. The healthcare industry stores and shares patient data between hospitals, pharmacies, diagnostic labs, and physicians over a blockchain network. Applications built on blockchain technology may be able to reliably identify serious mistakes, even ones that could be harmful. Thus, it might improve the openness, safety, and effectiveness of medical data interchange within the healthcare system. By utilizing this technology, healthcare facilities may be able to comprehend and analyze patient records more quickly. Healthcare organizations no longer have to worry about data tampering because blockchain technology provides a unique pattern of data storage at the highest level of security. It offers authentication, ...
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