Journal Article

Blockchain-Powered Healthcare Systems: Enhancing Scalability and Security with Hybrid Deep Learning

Ali, Aitizaz, Saeed, Aamir, Ghadi, Yazeed Yasin, Mohamed, Heba G., Assam, Muhammad, Ali, Hashim, Tin, Ting Tin, Ahmed Khan, Aftab

2023

Overview

The rapid advancements in technology have paved the way for innovative solutions in the healthcare domain, aiming to improve scalability and security while enhancing patient care. This abstract introduces a cutting-edge approach, leveraging blockchain technology and hybrid deep learning techniques to revolutionize healthcare systems. Blockchain technology provides a decentralized and transparent framework, enabling secure data storage, sharing, and access control. By integrating blockchain into healthcare systems, data integrity, privacy, and interoperability can be ensured while eliminating the reliance on centralized authorities. In conjunction with blockchain, hybrid deep learning techniques offer powerful capabilities for data analysis and decision making in healthcare. Combining the strengths of deep learning algorithms with traditional machine learning approaches, hybrid deep learning enables accurate and efficient processing of complex healthcare data, including medical records, images, and sensor data. This research proposes a permissions-based blockchain framework for scalable and secure healthcare systems, integrating hybrid deep learning models. The framework ensures that only authorized entities can access and modify sensitive health information, preserving patient privacy while facilitating seamless data sharing and collaboration among healthcare providers. Additionally, the hybrid deep learning models enable real-time analysis of large-scale healthcare data, facilitating timely diagnosis, treatment recommendations, and disease prediction. The integration of blockchain and hybrid deep learning presents numerous benefits, including enhanced scalability, improved security, interoperability, and informed decision making in healthcare systems. However, challenges such as computational complexity, regulatory compliance, and ethical considerations need to be addressed for successful implementation. By harnessing the potential of blockchain and hybrid deep learning, healthcare systems can overcome traditional limitations, promoting efficient and secure data management, personalized patient care, and advancements in medical research. The proposed framework lays the foundation for a future healthcare ecosystem that prioritizes scalability, security, and improved patient outcomes.

• Publisher: MDPI AG,MDPI
• Subject: Access control / Algorithms / Artificial intelligence / Blockchain / Collaboration / Confidentiality / Data integrity / Data mining / data storage optimization / decentralized applications / Decision making / Deep learning / Distributed ledger / Electronic health records / Ethical aspects / Health care industry / Health care reform / Information sharing / Information storage and retrieval / Internet of Things / Interoperability / IoT / Machine learning / Medical records / Medical research / Medicine, Experimental / Neural networks / Patients' rights / permissions-based system / Privacy / Safety and security measures / Sensors / smart city