Blockchain as a service for medical records

Authors

  • Anatoly Petrenko Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Roman Kyslyi Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Ihor Pysmennyi Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20535/SRIT.2308-8893.2017.3.01

Keywords:

Cloud computing, Medical records, Distributed databases, Computer science, Online carehelping, Sensor data storage

Abstract

Storing and sharing healthcare data is challenging. Despite different data types that can be used on different platforms, also there is a question of security of gathered data. Storing data in a traditional way may cause data leak and it unavailability in critical moments. In this work we present decentralized way of storing patient data that can be used to avoid security and unavailability problems. A blockchain is a distributed and decentralized ledger that contains connected blocks of transactions. Unlike other ledger approaches, blockchain guarantees tamper proof storage of approved transactions.

Author Biographies

Anatoly Petrenko, Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv

Anatoly Ivanovich Petrenko,

professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, the head of the Department of Information Resources and the Chair of the Department of System Design of Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv, Ukraine.

Roman Kyslyi, Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv

Roman Vladimirovich Kyisliy,

a Ph.D. student at the Department System Design of Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv, Ukraine.

Ihor Pysmennyi, Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv

Ihor Alexandrovich Pysmennyi,

a Ph.D. student at the Department System Design of Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Published

2017-09-29

Issue

No. 3 (2017)

Section

Progressive information technologies, high-efficiency computer systems

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