A blockchain-based healthcare platform for secure personalised data sharing

Juliana Bowles; Thais Webber; Euan Blackledge; Andreas Vermeulen

doi:10.3233/SHTI210150

A blockchain-based healthcare platform for secure personalised data sharing

Juliana Bowles, Thais Webber, Euan Blackledge, Andreas Vermeulen

School of Computer Science

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Abstract

To facilitate personalised healthcare provision across Europe, we envision solutions that enable the secure integration and sharing of medical health records. These solutions should address privacy concerns, such as granular access control to personal data, establishing what should be accessible when and by whom, whilst complying with collective regulatory frameworks such as the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and adhering to international standards on how to manage information security. The proposed healthcare system design integrates technologies such as blockchain and scalable data lakes with adequate system routines to guarantee the secure access of confidential data. In this paper, we present the essential architectural components for the secure integration of medical records in a blockchain-based platform. We present a patient-centric data retrieval approach which incorporates a structured format to compose access rules.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Public Health and Informatics
Editors	John Mantas, Lăcrămioara Stoicu-Tivadar, Catherine Chronaki, Arie Hasman, Patrick Weber, Parisis Gallos, Mihaela Crişan-Vida, Emmanouil Zoulias, Oana Sorina Chirila
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	208-212
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781643681856
ISBN (Print)	9781643681849
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI210150
Publication status	Published - 27 May 2021
Event	31st Medical Informatics in Europe Conference (MIE 2021) - Virtual Duration: 29 May 2021 → 31 May 2021 Conference number: 31 https://mie2021.org/en/

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Publisher	IOS Press BV
Volume	281
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Conference

Conference	31st Medical Informatics in Europe Conference (MIE 2021)
Abbreviated title	MIE 2021
Period	29/05/21 → 31/05/21
Internet address	https://mie2021.org/en/

Keywords

Blockchain
Computer security
Delivery of health care
Electronic Health Records
Europe
Humans
Information dissemination

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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SERUMS: SERUMS
Kuster Filipe Bowles, J. (PI)
European Commission
1/01/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Standard

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Bowles, J., Webber, T., Blackledge, E., & Vermeulen, A. (2021). A blockchain-based healthcare platform for secure personalised data sharing. In J. Mantas, L. Stoicu-Tivadar, C. Chronaki, A. Hasman, P. Weber, P. Gallos, M. Crişan-Vida, E. Zoulias, & O. S. Chirila (Eds.), Public Health and Informatics (pp. 208-212). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 281). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI210150

Bowles, Juliana ; Webber, Thais ; Blackledge, Euan et al. / A blockchain-based healthcare platform for secure personalised data sharing. Public Health and Informatics. editor / John Mantas ; Lăcrămioara Stoicu-Tivadar ; Catherine Chronaki ; Arie Hasman ; Patrick Weber ; Parisis Gallos ; Mihaela Crişan-Vida ; Emmanouil Zoulias ; Oana Sorina Chirila. IOS Press, 2021. pp. 208-212 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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Bowles, J, Webber, T, Blackledge, E & Vermeulen, A 2021, A blockchain-based healthcare platform for secure personalised data sharing. in J Mantas, L Stoicu-Tivadar, C Chronaki, A Hasman, P Weber, P Gallos, M Crişan-Vida, E Zoulias & OS Chirila (eds), Public Health and Informatics. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 281, IOS Press, pp. 208-212, 31st Medical Informatics in Europe Conference (MIE 2021), 29/05/21. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI210150

A blockchain-based healthcare platform for secure personalised data sharing. / Bowles, Juliana; Webber, Thais; Blackledge, Euan et al.
Public Health and Informatics. ed. / John Mantas; Lăcrămioara Stoicu-Tivadar; Catherine Chronaki; Arie Hasman; Patrick Weber; Parisis Gallos; Mihaela Crişan-Vida; Emmanouil Zoulias; Oana Sorina Chirila. IOS Press, 2021. p. 208-212 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 281).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Bowles J, Webber T, Blackledge E, Vermeulen A. A blockchain-based healthcare platform for secure personalised data sharing. In Mantas J, Stoicu-Tivadar L, Chronaki C, Hasman A, Weber P, Gallos P, Crişan-Vida M, Zoulias E, Chirila OS, editors, Public Health and Informatics. IOS Press. 2021. p. 208-212. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics). doi: 10.3233/SHTI210150

A blockchain-based healthcare platform for secure personalised data sharing

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