Reza Javan*, Mehrzad Mohammadi, Mohammad Beheshti-Atashgah and Mohammad Reza Aref
In recent years, the healthcare sector’s shift to online platforms has spotlighted challenges concerning data security, privacy and scalability. Block chain technology, known for its decentralized, secure and immutable nature, emerges as a viable solution for these pressing issues. This article presents an innovative Electronic Health Records (EHR) sharing and drug supply chain management framework tailored to address scalability, security, data integrity, traceability and secure data sharing. The framework introduces five layers and transactions, prioritizing patient-centric healthcare by granting patients comprehensive access control over their health information. This access facilitates smoother processes, such as insurance claims, while maintaining robust security measures. Notably, our implementation of parallelism significantly bolsters scalability and transaction throughput while minimizing network traffic. Performance evaluations conducted through the caliper benchmark indicate a slight increase in processor consumption during specific transactions, mitigated effectively by parallelization. RAM requirements remain largely stable. Additionally, our approach notably reduces network traffic while tripling transaction throughput. The framework ensures patient privacy, data integrity, access control and interoperability, aligning with traditional healthcare systems. Moreover, it provides transparency and real-time drug supply monitoring, empowering decisionmakers with actionable insights. As healthcare evolves, our framework sets a crucial precedent for innovative, scalable and secure systems. Future enhancements could focus on scalability, real-world deployment, standardized data formats, reinforced security protocols, privacy preservation and IoT integration to comply with regulations and meet evolving industry needs.
Published Date: 2025-06-13; Received Date: 2024-03-01
