Blockchain Technology in Medical Data Processing: A Study on Its Applications and Potential Benefits

Olga Siedlecka-Lamch, Sabina Szymoniak

2023

Abstract

Blockchain is a digital ledger technology that uses a decentralised, distributed database to record and validate transactions. It allows multiple parties to access the same information and make changes to it securely and transparently without the need for a central authority. The potential of blockchain technology can streamline and improve efficiency in many industries and sectors. One such application is the processing of medical data. The use of blockchain is associated with the need to meet many challenges related to the scalability of processing and storing large amounts of medical data, their security and interoperability. This article presents an original idea for storing and processing medical data by combining blockchain technology with relational databases. Such a combination will bring positive effects in terms of protecting patients’ privacy, increasing trust in the system and increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of medical data management. In the pro- posed model, blockchain technology will ensure security, immutability and transparent medical data storage. A relational database, on the other hand, will facilitate the processing and sharing of data. The model includes patient data, their insurance, bills, healthcare workers, doctors, nurses, and data related to the treatment pro- cess: visits, referrals, releases, test results, diagnoses and medications.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Siedlecka-Lamch O. and Szymoniak S. (2023). Blockchain Technology in Medical Data Processing: A Study on Its Applications and Potential Benefits. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE, ISBN 978-989-758-647-7, SciTePress, pages 664-671. DOI: 10.5220/0011991400003464

in Bibtex Style

@conference{enase23,
author={Olga Siedlecka-Lamch and Sabina Szymoniak},
title={Blockchain Technology in Medical Data Processing: A Study on Its Applications and Potential Benefits},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE,},
year={2023},
pages={664-671},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011991400003464},
isbn={978-989-758-647-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE,
TI - Blockchain Technology in Medical Data Processing: A Study on Its Applications and Potential Benefits
SN - 978-989-758-647-7
AU - Siedlecka-Lamch O.
AU - Szymoniak S.
PY - 2023
SP - 664
EP - 671
DO - 10.5220/0011991400003464
PB - SciTePress