A Novel Approach to Secure Medical Prescription Data using Blockchain and Centralise Database

A Novel Approach to Secure Medical Prescription Data using Blockchain and Centralise Database | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article A Novel Approach to Secure Medical Prescription Data using Blockchain and Centralise Database MOHIT Mohit This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6555190/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Healthcare is an inevitable part of people’s lives. Similar to any other industry, the health care industry relies heavily on data. The collected data provides credible information about patient history and medical progress, and hence predictability of the future behaviour of the disease. In blockchain, hospitals, medical research facilities, and medical experts are at the forefront and can analyse, treat, and mitigate many medical epidemics. In this paper, we proposed a novel blockchain-based Medical Prescription Data Preservation System (MPDPS). The system is designed to store the data in a centralised system and in the blockchain. Patients can store their prescription data in the MPDPS to avoid prescription fraud. To maintain the confidentially of data, we used a combination of symmetric (Advanced Encryption Standard) and asymmetric keys (elliptic-curve cryptography) and SHA256 hash. We used the Hyperledger Sawtooth platform to design the prototype of the MPDPS. The evaluation results demonstrate that the MPDPS can easily fulfil current requirements. Blockchain Medical Data Medical Prescription Privacy Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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