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Medi-Block Record Secure Data Sharing in Healthcare System: Issues, Solutions and Challenges

by Zuriati Ahmad Zukarnain^1,*, Amgad Muneer^2,3, Nur Atirah Mohamad Nassir¹, Akram A. Almohammedi^4,5

1 Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, 43400, Malaysia
2 Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, 32160, Malaysia
3 Centre for Research in Data Science (CeRDaS), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, 32610, Malaysia
4 Automobile Transportation Department, South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, 454080, Russia
5 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Karabük University, Karabük, 78050, Turkey

* Corresponding Author: Zuriati Ahmad Zukarnain. Email:

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Application of Advanced Internet of Things Technologies for Customized Healthcare Systems)

Computer Systems Science and Engineering 2023, 47(3), 2725-2740. https://doi.org/10.32604/csse.2023.034448

Received 17 July 2022; Accepted 03 November 2022; Issue published 09 November 2023

Abstract

With the advancements in the era of artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud computing, and big data, there is a need for secure, decentralized medical record storage and retrieval systems. While cloud storage solves storage issues, it is challenging to realize secure sharing of records over the network. Medi-block record in the healthcare system has brought a new digitalization method for patients’ medical records. This centralized technology provides a symmetrical process between the hospital and doctors when patients urgently need to go to a different or nearby hospital. It enables electronic medical records to be available with the correct authentication and restricts access to medical data retrieval. Medi-block record is the consumer-centered healthcare data system that brings reliable and transparent datasets for the medical record. This study presents an extensive review of proposed solutions aiming to protect the privacy and integrity of medical data by securing data sharing for Medi-block records. It also aims to propose a comprehensive investigation of the recent advances in different methods of securing data sharing, such as using Blockchain technology, Access Control, Privacy-Preserving, Proxy Re-Encryption, and Service-On-Chain approach. Finally, we highlight the open issues and identify the challenges regarding secure data sharing for Medi-block records in the healthcare systems.

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