Blockchain Technology in Healthcare: Use Cases Study

Abstract

Blockchain technology is now regarded as one of the most interesting and possibly innovative technologies. It enables information to be stored and exchanged securely and transparently without the need for a centralized authority to regulate it. A few of the primary benefits of this technology is the atomicity of the stored data. Given its features, this technology has the potential to give answers to challenges encountered in a very sensitive sector, notably healthcare. The medical field is dealing with several issues that some are attempting to address today. The most important are the administration of medical records and the claims process, the acceleration of clinical and biomedical research, and the advancement of the biomedical and health data registry. The major challenge is the processing and analysis of patient records due to the large amount of data collected. The security of this data is another challenge to consider. Due to the high connectivity, these systems are prone to malicious attacks. In addition, it is difficult to ensure confidentiality due to the exchange of sensitive data. This chapter discusses the use of blockchain technology in healthcare sector. The purpose of this survey was to provide an overview of the features and concepts related to security requirements of blockchain in a healthcare system. It shows that this technology has a major role in terms of security of patient’s medical data.