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Securing and managing healthcare data generated by intelligent blockchain systems on cloud networks through DNA cryptography

Harleen Kaur (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India)
Roshan Jameel (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India)
M. Afshar Alam (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India)
Bhavya Alankar (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India)
Victor Chang (OIM, Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK)

Journal of Enterprise Information Management

ISSN: 1741-0398

Article publication date: 9 March 2023

Issue publication date: 13 June 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to ensure the anonymity and security of health data and improve the integrity and authenticity among patients, doctors and insurance providers. Simulation and validation algorithms are proposed in this work to ensure the proper implementation of the distributed system to secure and manage healthcare data. The author also aims to examine the methodology of Wireless Body Area Networks and how it contributes to the health monitoring system.

Design/methodology/approach

Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) plays an important role in patient health data monitoring. In this paper, a novel framework is designed and proposed to generate data by the sensor machines and be stored in the cloud, and the transactions can be secured by blockchain. DNA cryptography is used in the framework to encrypt the hashes of the blocks. The proposed framework will ensure the anonymity and security of the health data and improve the integrity and authenticity among the patients, doctors and insurance providers.

Findings

Cloud Computing and Distributed Networking have transformed the IT industry and their amalgamation with intelligent systems would revolutionize the Healthcare Industry. The data being generated by devices is huge and storing it in the cloud environment would be a better decision. However, the privacy and security of healthcare data are still a concern because medical data is very confidential and desires to be safe and secure. The blockchain is a promising distributed network that ensures the security aspect of the data and makes the transactions authentic and transparent. In this work, the data is collected using various sensor devices and is transmitted to the cloud through the WBAN via the blockchain network.

Research limitations/implications

In this paper, a framework for securing and managing the healthcare data generated by intelligent systems is proposed. As the data generated by these devices are heterogeneous and huge in nature, the cloud environment is chosen for its storage and analysis. Therefore, the transactions to and from the cloud are secured by using the blockchain-based distributed network.

Practical implications

The target end-users of our system are the patients to keep themselves informed and healthy, healthcare providers to monitor the conditions of their patients virtually, and the health insurance providers to have a track of the history of the patients, so that no fraudulent claims can be made.

Originality/value

The target end-users of our system are the patients for keeping themselves informed and healthy, healthcare providers for monitoring the conditions of their patients virtually and the health insurance providers to have a track of the history of the patients, so that no fraudulent claims can be made.

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Acknowledgements

This research work was catalyzed and supported by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) (Govt. of India), New Delhi, India, and the Hamdard National Foundation (HNF), New Delhi, India [grant recipient: Dr. Harleen Kaur and Roshan Jameel]. This work is also supported by VC Research (VCR 0000109) for Prof. Chang.

Citation

Kaur, H., Jameel, R., Alam, M.A., Alankar, B. and Chang, V. (2023), "Securing and managing healthcare data generated by intelligent blockchain systems on cloud networks through DNA cryptography", Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 36 No. 4, pp. 861-878. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-02-2021-0084

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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