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Consortium Framework Using Blockchain for Asthma Healthcare in Pandemics.
Farooq, Muhammad Shoaib; Suhail, Maryam; Qureshi, Junaid Nasir; Rustam, Furqan; de la Torre Díez, Isabel; Mazón, Juan Luis Vidal; Rodríguez, Carmen Lili; Ashraf, Imran.
  • Farooq MS; Department of Computer Science, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
  • Suhail M; Department of Computer Science, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
  • Qureshi JN; Department of Computer Science, Bahria University, Lahore 54600, Pakistan.
  • Rustam F; School of Computer Science, University College Dublin, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland.
  • de la Torre Díez I; Department of Signal Theory and Communications and Telematic Engineering, University of Valladolid, Paseo de Belén 15, 47011 Valladolid, Spain.
  • Mazón JLV; Higher Polytechnic School, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, Isabel Torres 21, 39011 Santander, Spain.
  • Rodríguez CL; Department of Project Management, Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Arecibo, PR 00613, USA.
  • Ashraf I; Project Department, Universidade Internacional do Cuanza, Cuito P.O. Box 841, Bié, Angola.
Sensors (Basel) ; 22(21)2022 Nov 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2110218
ABSTRACT
Asthma is a deadly disease that affects the lungs and air supply of the human body. Coronavirus and its variants also affect the airways of the lungs. Asthma patients approach hospitals mostly in a critical condition and require emergency treatment, which creates a burden on health institutions during pandemics. The similar symptoms of asthma and coronavirus create confusion for health workers during patient handling and treatment of disease. The unavailability of patient history to physicians causes complications in proper diagnostics and treatments. Many asthma patient deaths have been reported especially during pandemics, which necessitates an efficient framework for asthma patients. In this article, we have proposed a blockchain consortium healthcare framework for asthma patients. The proposed framework helps in managing asthma healthcare units, coronavirus patient records and vaccination centers, insurance companies, and government agencies, which are connected through the secure blockchain network. The proposed framework increases data security and scalability as it stores encrypted patient data on the Interplanetary File System (IPFS) and keeps data hash values on the blockchain. The patient data are traceable and accessible to physicians and stakeholders, which helps in accurate diagnostics, timely treatment, and the management of patients. The smart contract ensures the execution of all business rules. The patient profile generation mechanism is also discussed. The experiment results revealed that the proposed framework has better transaction throughput, query delay, and security than existing solutions.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Asthma / Blockchain Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines / Variants Limits: Humans Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S22218582

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Asthma / Blockchain Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines / Variants Limits: Humans Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S22218582