With the pandemic taking a serious impact, it is becoming progressively clearer that India needs to boost funding and develop its healthcare system. The integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into the healthcare sector is transforming healthcare systems worldwide by improving patient access to and availability of healthcare services. A basic requirement for utilizing ICT in healthcare is having an electronic health record. It is a digital record that combines patient health information and is utilized for handling data, educational purposes, research, and reference purposes. Cloud-based electronic health records are constantly evolving and have transparency, trust, and confidentiality, they are vulnerable to several security and privacy threats. In the new Digital India, digital health (DH) plays a big role in healthcare. Utilizing technology, the audacious goal of offering universal health coverage—first to 500 million citizens with low incomes—is being accomplished. The widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) has presented several obstacles, even though they have transformed healthcare by facilitating rapid access to patient information. The implementation of EHRs raises ethical and legal concerns, which are examined in this study with a specific emphasis on the Indian healthcare system. The implementation of EHRs should be guided by ethical issues, including medical beneficence, fairness, autonomy for patients, confidentiality, and beneficence. Strong regulations and security measures are essential considering legal difficulties such as medical errors, data breaches, and billing discrepancies. This paper aims to analyze all the legalities and medical issues of storing EHR using Blockchain Technology.

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Medical Ethics and Medico-Legal Issues for Storing Electronic Health Records in India Using Blockchain Technology

  • Neha A. Samsir,
  • Arpit A. Jain

摘要

With the pandemic taking a serious impact, it is becoming progressively clearer that India needs to boost funding and develop its healthcare system. The integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into the healthcare sector is transforming healthcare systems worldwide by improving patient access to and availability of healthcare services. A basic requirement for utilizing ICT in healthcare is having an electronic health record. It is a digital record that combines patient health information and is utilized for handling data, educational purposes, research, and reference purposes. Cloud-based electronic health records are constantly evolving and have transparency, trust, and confidentiality, they are vulnerable to several security and privacy threats. In the new Digital India, digital health (DH) plays a big role in healthcare. Utilizing technology, the audacious goal of offering universal health coverage—first to 500 million citizens with low incomes—is being accomplished. The widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) has presented several obstacles, even though they have transformed healthcare by facilitating rapid access to patient information. The implementation of EHRs raises ethical and legal concerns, which are examined in this study with a specific emphasis on the Indian healthcare system. The implementation of EHRs should be guided by ethical issues, including medical beneficence, fairness, autonomy for patients, confidentiality, and beneficence. Strong regulations and security measures are essential considering legal difficulties such as medical errors, data breaches, and billing discrepancies. This paper aims to analyze all the legalities and medical issues of storing EHR using Blockchain Technology.