SIOTEHR: Secure IoT based EHR Scheme in Blockchain Ecosystem

Abstract

In the present era, the number of illnesses and traumas is steadily rising. In addition, COVID-19 is still spreading in waves. Therefore EHRs (Electronic Health Records) has become a necessity now which can be used to access a patient's prior medical records through the EHR system. India is still falling behind the rest of the globe in the adoption and use of EHR. The IoT-based EHR aids in patient monitoring and enables the doctor to treat the patient right away if necessary. The goal of the EHR system will fail if the central server, which was the system's defined point of failure, fails or is compromised. In this situation, security is a major concern. In this work, we suggest adopting the blockchain technology to resolve this. We created a SIoTEHR (Secure IoT Based EHR) system that is fully decentralized, secure, traceable, auditable, private, and trustworthy by utilizing a private Ethereum Blockchain.