RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Consortium framework using blockchain for asthma healthcare in pandemics
A1 Farooq, Muhammad Shoaib
A1 Suhail, Maryam
A1 Qureshi, Junaid Nasir
A1 Rustam, Furqan
A1 Torre Díez, Isabel de la
A1 Vidal Mazón, Juan Luis
A1 Rodríguez, Carmen Lili
A1 Ashraf, Imran
K1 Asthma
K1 Asma
K1 Health Care
K1 Blockchains (Databases)
K1 Blockchain
K1 Health services administration
K1 Artificial intelligence - Medical applications
K1 Inteligencia artificial - Aplicaciones médicas
K1 Medical care
K1 Respiratory organs - Diseases
K1 Enfermedades respiratorias - Patología
K1 Lungs - Diseases
K1 Pulmones - Enfermedades
K1 3205.08 Enfermedades Pulmonares
K1 1203.04 Inteligencia Artificial
AB Asthma is a deadly disease that affects the lungs and air supply of the human body. Coronavirus and its variants also affect the airways of the lungs. Asthma patients approach hospitals mostly in a critical condition and require emergency treatment, which creates a burden on health institutions during pandemics. The similar symptoms of asthma and coronavirus create confusion for health workers during patient handling and treatment of disease. The unavailability of patient history to physicians causes complications in proper diagnostics and treatments. Many asthma patient deaths have been reported especially during pandemics, which necessitates an efficient framework for asthma patients. In this article, we have proposed a blockchain consortium healthcare framework for asthma patients. The proposed framework helps in managing asthma healthcare units, coronavirus patient records and vaccination centers, insurance companies, and government agencies, which are connected through the secure blockchain network. The proposed framework increases data security and scalability as it stores encrypted patient data on the Interplanetary File System (IPFS) and keeps data hash values on the blockchain. The patient data are traceable and accessible to physicians and stakeholders, which helps in accurate diagnostics, timely treatment, and the management of patients. The smart contract ensures the execution of all business rules. The patient profile generation mechanism is also discussed. The experiment results revealed that the proposed framework has better transaction throughput, query delay, and security than existing solutions.
PB MDPI
SN 1424-8220
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/60029
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/60029
LA eng
NO Sensors, 2022, Vol. 22, Nº. 21, 8582
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 17-may-2024