Journal

JJEM: Volume 5 Issue 1 (Jan - Jun 2021)

Published On:

2021-09-30

Topic

Blockchain Technology in Healthcare

Authors

Pavan N Kunchur, Prasad Pujar, Khasgatesh Hiremath, Amodh Budnimath, Sadhana Bangarashetti, Vidyadheesh Pandurangi

Abstract

This article describes the implementation of Blockchain Technology in the HealthCare domain, using the Ethereum framework is an important tool. This is a proof of concept application (PoC); Since, it is Blockchain applications (Dapp) are heavily dependent upon smart-contracts, the application is required to use a solidity framework, ganache, Web3.js for Front-end development. This application shows how patient data can be retrieved and stored in the Blockchain cloud. The designed system also helps the doctors to directly connect to their patients. The opinion of experts can be made available to the patients.

Keywords

Ethereum framework; Smart-contracts; hashcode; Blockchain; Ganache