BlockMeds: A Blockchain-Based Online Prescription System with Privacy Protection

He, M; Han, X; Jiang, F; Zhang, R; Liu, X; Liu, X

BlockMeds: A Blockchain-Based Online Prescription System with Privacy Protection

He, M Han, X Jiang, F

Zhang, R Liu, X Liu, X

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Publisher:: Springer International Publishing
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 2020, 12019 LNCS, pp. 299-303
Issue Date:: 2020-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	He, M
dc.contributor.author	Han, X
dc.contributor.author	Jiang, F https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3765-561X
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, R
dc.contributor.author	Liu, X
dc.contributor.author	Liu, X
dc.date.accessioned	2021-05-25T23:06:29Z
dc.date.available	2021-05-25T23:06:29Z
dc.date.issued	2020-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 2020, 12019 LNCS, pp. 299-303
dc.identifier.isbn	9783030459888
dc.identifier.issn	0302-9743
dc.identifier.issn	1611-3349
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/149218
dc.description.abstract	Since the authentication of digital prescription is a lengthy and error-prone process by pharmacy employees, nowadays in many countries around the world, the paper-based prescription is still the only valid document for patients to purchase their prescribed medication from a pharmacy. Moreover, as a prescription can contain a lot of private information about the patients and their illness, the security and privacy issues in using digital prescription also raise big concerns. Recently, Blockchain has been widely regarded as a promising technology to secure online business data and transactions. In this paper, we present BlockMeds, a Blockchain based online prescription system which enables the authentication of digital prescriptions. Meanwhile, to address the privacy issue during the authentication and transaction for buying the medication, a privacy protection strategy is also implemented in the system. BlockMeds provides the proof of concept for a Blockchain based online prescription system. It also demonstrates the need for privacy protection which is often overlooked in a Blockchain-based system. BlockMeds can be used as a prototype system by both researchers and industrial practitioners who are interested in Blockchain-based medical service systems.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Springer International Publishing
dc.relation.ispartof	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/978-3-030-45989-5_27
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject.classification	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing
dc.title	BlockMeds: A Blockchain-Based Online Prescription System with Privacy Protection
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	12019 LNCS
utslib.for	0803 Computer Software
utslib.for	0805 Distributed Computing
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Provost
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Provost/Jumbunna
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dc.date.updated	2021-05-25T23:06:28Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	12019 LNCS

Abstract:

Since the authentication of digital prescription is a lengthy and error-prone process by pharmacy employees, nowadays in many countries around the world, the paper-based prescription is still the only valid document for patients to purchase their prescribed medication from a pharmacy. Moreover, as a prescription can contain a lot of private information about the patients and their illness, the security and privacy issues in using digital prescription also raise big concerns. Recently, Blockchain has been widely regarded as a promising technology to secure online business data and transactions. In this paper, we present BlockMeds, a Blockchain based online prescription system which enables the authentication of digital prescriptions. Meanwhile, to address the privacy issue during the authentication and transaction for buying the medication, a privacy protection strategy is also implemented in the system. BlockMeds provides the proof of concept for a Blockchain based online prescription system. It also demonstrates the need for privacy protection which is often overlooked in a Blockchain-based system. BlockMeds can be used as a prototype system by both researchers and industrial practitioners who are interested in Blockchain-based medical service systems.

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