Research Area:  Blockchain Technology

Abstract:

Due to the popularity of blockchain, there have been many proposed applications of blockchain in the healthcare sector, such as electronic health record (EHR) systems. Therefore, in this paper we perform a systematic literature review of blockchain approaches designed for EHR systems, focusing only on the security and privacy aspects. As part of the review, we introduce relevant background knowledge relating to both EHR systems and blockchain, prior to investigating the (potential) applications of blockchain in EHR systems. We also identify a number of research challenges and opportunities.

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Author(s) Name:  Shuyun Shi, Debiao He, Neeraj Kumar, Muhammad Khurram Khan, Kim Kwang Raymond Choo

Publisher name:  Elsevier

DOI:  10.1016/j.cose.2020.101966

Volume Information:  Volume 97, October 2020, 101966

Paper Link:   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016740482030239X