journal article·2023-03-21Open access

Smart Contract-Enabled Secure Sharing of Health Data for a Mobile Cloud-Based E-Health System

P. Chinnasamy, Ashwag Albakri, Mudassir Khan, A. Ambeth Raja, Ajmeera Kiran, Jyothi Chinna Babu

Applied Sciences· Volume 13· Issue 6

Abstract

Healthcare comprises the largest revenue and data boom markets. Sharing knowledge about healthcare is crucial for research that can help healthcare providers and patients. Several cloud-based applications have been suggested for data sharing in healthcare. However, the trustworthiness of third-party cloud providers remains unclear. The third-party dependency problem was resolved using blockchain technology. The primary objective of this growth was to replace the distributed system with a centralized one. Therefore, security is a critical requirement for protecting health records. Efforts have been made to implement blockchain technology to improve the security of this sensitive material. However, existing methods depend primarily on information obtained from medical examinations. Furthermore, they are ineffective for sharing continuously produced data streams from sensors and other monitoring devices. We propose a trustworthy access control system that uses smart contracts to achieve greater security while sharing electronic health records among various patients and healthcare providers. Our concept offers an active resolution for secure data sharing in mobility computing while protecting personal health information from potential risks. In assessing existing data sharing models, the framework valuation and protection approach recognizes increases in the practicality of lightweight access control architecture, low network expectancy, and significant levels of security and data concealment.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security · IoT and Edge/Fog Computing · Cloud Data Security Solutions

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Affiliations

Department of Computer Science and Engineering, MLR Institute of Technology, Hyderabad 500043, India

Department of Computer Science, College of Computer Science & Information Technology, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia

Department of Computer Science, College of Science & Arts Tanumah, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 960, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia

Head of the Department, PG Department of Computer Science, Thiruthangal Nadar College, Chennai 600051, India

Department of ECE, Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Rajampet 516126, India

Funding

Jazan University, Saudi Arabia

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