| Author: | Jiang, Lanjing |
| Title: | The enhancement of e-healthcare monitoring by hyperledger fabric |
| Advisors: | You, Jane (COMP) |
| Degree: | M.Sc. |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Subject: | Hong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertations Medical records -- Data processing -- Safety measures Blockchains (Databases) Database security Medical care -- Databases -- Security measures |
| Department: | Department of Computing |
| Pages: | vi, 70 pages : color illustrations |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | There are many loopholes and problems in the current e-health mechanism. Patient information leakage and reimbursement of medical expenses, such as fraudulent protection, are all serious. The key issue is that the systems of the hospital, pharmacy and insurance company are independent of each other. Each hospital within the system, each pharmacy and each insurance company are also isolated from each other, which creates the possibility of criminal activities such as fraud. The introduction of blockchain technology into medical systems, utilizing the distributed and high-reliability features of blockchain technology, improving the existing problems in the current e-health links, and establishing and improving a comprehensive e-health system. |
| Rights: | All rights reserved |
| Access: | restricted access |
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