Decentralized Authentication of Distributed Patients in Hospital Networks Using Blockchain

• Published in: IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics Vol. 24; no. 8; pp. 2146 - 2156
• Main Authors: Yazdinejad, Abbas, Srivastava, Gautam, Parizi, Reza M., Dehghantanha, Ali, Choo, Kim-Kwang Raymond, Aledhari, Mohammed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 01.08.2020; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Authentication; Biometric Identification - methods; Blockchain; Communication; Comparative analysis; Computer architecture; Computer simulation; Cryptography; decentralized authentication; Electronic Health Records; Energy consumption; health big data; Health care; healthcare; Hospitals; Humans; IEEE Senior Members; Internet of Things; IoT; Medical personnel; Nurses; Patients; Physicians; Privacy; Professional-Patient Relations; Response time; Security; Security systems; Technicians; Trusted third parties

In any interconnected healthcare system (e.g., those that are part of a smart city), interactions between patients, medical doctors, nurses and other healthcare practitioners need to be secure and efficient. For example, all members must be authenticated and securely interconnected to minimize secur...