Title: Blockchain-based architecture centred patient for decentralised storage and secure sharing health data

Authors: Karim Zarour; Oussama Abdelilleh Bounab; Yassmine Marir; Insaf Boumezbeur

Addresses: LIRE Laboratory, Faculty of New Technologies of Information and Communication, University Constantine2-Abdelhamid Mehri, Nouvelle ville Ali Mendjli BP67A, Constantine, Algeria ' LIRE Laboratory, Faculty of New Technologies of Information and Communication, University Constantine2-Abdelhamid Mehri, Nouvelle ville Ali Mendjli BP67A, Constantine, Algeria ' LIRE Laboratory, Faculty of New Technologies of Information and Communication, University Constantine2-Abdelhamid Mehri, Nouvelle ville Ali Mendjli BP67A, Constantine, Algeria ' LIRE Laboratory, Faculty of New Technologies of Information and Communication, University Constantine2-Abdelhamid Mehri, Nouvelle ville Ali Mendjli BP67A, Constantine, Algeria

Abstract: The healthcare sector has seen data-sharing systems emerge between patients and different healthcare providers. These systems have provided an excellent service to this sector and have positively contributed to scientific research and medical diagnosis. On the other hand, data security issues have arisen. Besides, traditional centralised storage methods pose a significant threat to this information's survival, which continues to increase with the emergence of portable devices. This work proposes an architecture that combines revolutionary technologies: Blockchain and the interplanetary file system (IPFS) to secure sharing and decentralised healthcare data storage.

Keywords: blockchain; smart contract; interplanetary file system; IPFS; health data sharing; PoA; health data security.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEH.2022.122134

International Journal of Electronic Healthcare, 2022 Vol.12 No.2, pp.170 - 190

Received: 04 Dec 2020
Accepted: 18 Dec 2021
Published online: 08 Apr 2022 *

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