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ArticleJournal of medical systems2024

Emergency Medical Access Control System Based on Public Blockchain.

Taisei Takahashi, Yan Zhihao, Kazumasa Omote

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3 authors.

Taisei TakahashiFaculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. taisei.takahashi@risk.tsukuba.ac.jp.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3831-7965
Yan ZhihaoGraduate School of Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Kazumasa OmoteFaculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1371-4454

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,Japan JP22K19768
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

IT has made significant progress in various fields over the past few years, with many industries transitioning from paper-based to electronic media. However, sharing electronic medical records remains a long-term challenge, particularly when patients are in emergency situations, making it difficult to access and control their medical information. Previous studies have proposed permissioned blockchains with limited participants or mechanisms that allow emergency medical information sharing to pre-designated participants. However, permissioned blockchains require prior participation by medical institutions, and limiting sharing entities restricts the number of potential partners. This means that sharing medical information with local emergency doctors becomes impossible if a patient is unconscious and far away from home, such as when traveling abroad. To tackle this challenge, we propose an emergency access control system for a global electronic medical information system that can be shared using a public blockchain, allowing anyone to participate. Our proposed system assumes that the patient wears a pendant with tamper-proof and biometric authentication capabilities. In the event of unconsciousness, emergency doctors can perform biometrics on behalf of the patient, allowing the family doctor to share health records with the emergency doctor through a secure channel that uses the Diffie-Hellman (DH) key exchange protocol. The pendant's biometric authentication function prevents unauthorized use if it is stolen, and we have tested the blockchain's fee for using the public blockchain, demonstrating that the proposed system is practical.

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BlockchainComputer SecurityElectronic Health RecordsConfidentialityHealth Information ExchangeHumansBlockchainEmergency responseMedical information sharingSmart contract

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PMID39298041
PMCPMC11413154

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