eprintid: 4605 rev_number: 12 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 dir: disk0/00/00/46/05 datestamp: 2022-11-16 23:30:09 lastmod: 2023-07-12 23:30:25 status_changed: 2022-11-16 23:30:09 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Farooq, Muhammad Shoaib creators_name: Suhail, Maryam creators_name: Qureshi, Junaid Nasir creators_name: Rustam, Furqan creators_name: de la Torre Díez, Isabel creators_name: Vidal Mazón, Juan Luis creators_name: Rodríguez Velasco, Carmen Lilí creators_name: Ashraf, Imran creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: juanluis.vidal@uneatlantico.es creators_id: carmen.rodriguez@uneatlantico.es creators_id: title: Consortium Framework Using Blockchain for Asthma Healthcare in Pandemics ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_bm subjects: uneat_eng divisions: uneatlantico_produccion_cientifica divisions: uninimx_produccion_cientifica divisions: uninipr_produccion_cientifica divisions: unic_produccion_cientifica full_text_status: public keywords: asthma; healthcare; blockchain; consortium framework abstract: Asthma is a deadly disease that affects the lungs and air supply of the human body. Coronavirus and its variants also affect the airways of the lungs. Asthma patients approach hospitals mostly in a critical condition and require emergency treatment, which creates a burden on health institutions during pandemics. The similar symptoms of asthma and coronavirus create confusion for health workers during patient handling and treatment of disease. The unavailability of patient history to physicians causes complications in proper diagnostics and treatments. Many asthma patient deaths have been reported especially during pandemics, which necessitates an efficient framework for asthma patients. In this article, we have proposed a blockchain consortium healthcare framework for asthma patients. The proposed framework helps in managing asthma healthcare units, coronavirus patient records and vaccination centers, insurance companies, and government agencies, which are connected through the secure blockchain network. The proposed framework increases data security and scalability as it stores encrypted patient data on the Interplanetary File System (IPFS) and keeps data hash values on the blockchain. The patient data are traceable and accessible to physicians and stakeholders, which helps in accurate diagnostics, timely treatment, and the management of patients. The smart contract ensures the execution of all business rules. The patient profile generation mechanism is also discussed. The experiment results revealed that the proposed framework has better transaction throughput, query delay, and security than existing solutions date: 2022-11 date_type: published publication: Sensors volume: 22 number: 21 pagerange: 8582 id_number: doi:10.3390/s22218582 refereed: TRUE issn: 1424-8220 official_url: http://doi.org/10.3390/s22218582 access: open language: en citation: Artículo Materias > Biomedicina Materias > Ingeniería Universidad Europea del Atlántico > Investigación > Producción Científica Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana México > Investigación > Producción Científica Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana Puerto Rico > Investigación > Producción Científica Universidad Internacional do Cuanza > Investigación > Producción Científica Abierto Inglés Asthma is a deadly disease that affects the lungs and air supply of the human body. Coronavirus and its variants also affect the airways of the lungs. Asthma patients approach hospitals mostly in a critical condition and require emergency treatment, which creates a burden on health institutions during pandemics. The similar symptoms of asthma and coronavirus create confusion for health workers during patient handling and treatment of disease. The unavailability of patient history to physicians causes complications in proper diagnostics and treatments. Many asthma patient deaths have been reported especially during pandemics, which necessitates an efficient framework for asthma patients. In this article, we have proposed a blockchain consortium healthcare framework for asthma patients. The proposed framework helps in managing asthma healthcare units, coronavirus patient records and vaccination centers, insurance companies, and government agencies, which are connected through the secure blockchain network. The proposed framework increases data security and scalability as it stores encrypted patient data on the Interplanetary File System (IPFS) and keeps data hash values on the blockchain. The patient data are traceable and accessible to physicians and stakeholders, which helps in accurate diagnostics, timely treatment, and the management of patients. The smart contract ensures the execution of all business rules. The patient profile generation mechanism is also discussed. The experiment results revealed that the proposed framework has better transaction throughput, query delay, and security than existing solutions metadata Farooq, Muhammad Shoaib; Suhail, Maryam; Qureshi, Junaid Nasir; Rustam, Furqan; de la Torre Díez, Isabel; Vidal Mazón, Juan Luis; Rodríguez Velasco, Carmen Lilí y Ashraf, Imran mail SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, juanluis.vidal@uneatlantico.es, carmen.rodriguez@uneatlantico.es, SIN ESPECIFICAR (2022) Consortium Framework Using Blockchain for Asthma Healthcare in Pandemics. Sensors, 22 (21). p. 8582. ISSN 1424-8220 document_url: http://repositorio.unic.co.ao/id/eprint/4605/1/sensors-22-08582.pdf