Utlization of Blockchain in Medical Healthcare Record using Hyperledger Fabric

Abstract

Blockchain is a decentralized network technology. Blockchain consists of a number of blocks. The blocks are connected with other through a chain. Hence the name Blockchain. A block consists of a number of transactions. The links between the blocks are made up of hash values. The hash values are calculated using the transactions in a block and the hash value of the previous block. Healthcare is one of the biggest industry. It also remains as a industry which lacks transparency. At crucial situations the patients medical reports are not readily available. Interoperability between medical organizations is not available due to trust issues. Blockchain is a technology which can provide trust and transparency to its participants. Combining blockchain with healthcare can bring a huge change in the healthcare domain. By including frameworks like Hyperledger, we can provide an industrial standard to healthcare industry along with transparency and trust. All the medical data can be stored in a distributed ledger, which can be used at critical periods for examining report details. Blockchain also provides high security to the data. The data in the blockchain will remain tamper proof.