The Blockchain Technology: Benefits and Applications in Healthcare Information Systems

Mohammadi, Farzaneh and Noruzi, Alireza The Blockchain Technology: Benefits and Applications in Healthcare Information Systems. Informology, 2023, vol. 2, n. 2, pp. 95-116. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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Healthcare information systems aim to provide high-quality healthcare services to ensure the security of patients’ health information. They can also assist in safeguarding an encyclopedia of clinical data to make more informed decisions in a private environment. However, the majority of today’s healthcare information systems are centralized and have great difficulty in providing indispensable information security and privacy, patient health records immutability, transparency, and flexibility to detect vulnerabilities and cyber invasions. The current study has explored the striking benefits and opportunities for blockchain technology in the healthcare information systems sector. It has identified the key applications that blockchain technology offers to provide indispensable information security and privacy, the immutability of patient health records, transparency, and flexibility to detect vulnerabilities and cyber invasions. Blockchain technology as a regulatory technology can enhance healthcare information services by bringing high-quality healthcare services in a crystal clear view that is decentralized, immutable, tamper-resistant, flexible, traceable, and secure. It also enables clinical professionals to effectively detect vulnerabilities and cyber invasions related to patients’ health information. The practical deployment of blockchain technology in healthcare information systems takes years of research and experience to reach fruition. In order to enable the practical deployment of blockchain technology in healthcare information systems, a series of research will need to be conducted.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: Blockchain, Security, Healthcare information systems, Electronic health records, Hyperledger fabric
Subjects: L. Information technology and library technology > LH. Computer and network security.
Depositing user: Dr. Alireza Noruzi
Date deposited: 20 Jan 2024 22:26
Last modified: 20 Jan 2024 22:26
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/45349

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