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DESCRIPTION:Abstract\n\nThe digitization of healthcare\, driven by technolo
 gical advancements and the digitization of medical records\, presents both
  opportunities and challenges in secure and efficient medical data managem
 ent. Key concerns revolve around data security\, privacy\, and accessibili
 ty\, particularly in the centralized nature of existing systems. Blockchai
 n technology has emerged as a promising solution\, offering a decentralize
 d and transparent framework for data exchange and management. However\, th
 e interoperability of multiple blockchain-based healthcare networks presen
 ts a new challenge\, limiting their effective utilization in the healthcar
 e sector. Inadequate data management across different blockchain systems c
 an lead to duplications\, inconsistencies\, and inefficiencies\, putting p
 atient record privacy and security at risk. To tackle these challenges\, t
 his thesis proposes a novel approach by introducing blockchain tokens as a
  universal encrypted access system\, facilitating the seamless transfer of
  patients' medical data across various blockchain-based healthcare network
 s. Assigning a unique token to each patient addresses the issues of data f
 ragmentation and lack of interoperability that impede blockchain adoption 
 in healthcare. To achieve universal access using tokens\, our solution lev
 erages distributed storage systems (DSS)\, employs steganography and integ
 rates cryptographic techniques. DSS eliminates centralized storage of sens
 itive medical data\, preventing a single point of failure. To protect agai
 nst the public nature of DSS and the NFT metadata\, steganography protects
  data unique identifiers and sensitive metadata\, granting access only to 
 authorized parties. Information is further secured with a strong password 
 when embedded within an image\, serving as an NFT image for simplified dat
 a retrieval during patient transitions. Cryptographic techniques secure pa
 ssword transfer during patient mobility across networks. Our model leverag
 es the mutability of NFT data to introduce 'updatable patient-specific NFT
 s' for accommodating dynamic medical data while using the immutability of 
 NFT data to establish an ownership mechanism for patients that ensures pri
 vacy\, uniqueness\, and a trusted sharable protocol. This approach seamles
 sly integrates new patient records in real time on the public blockchain. 
 To evaluate the feasibility\, a scoping study is conducted using a medical
  test network to explore Hyperledger blockchain capabilities in healthcare
  records management (HRM). Building on insights gained\, the scope expande
 d to two blockchain medical networks\, engaging multiple institutions in i
 mplementing and testing the integration of medical records on IPFS within 
 the private blockchain network via updatable NFTs on a public blockchain. 
 Performance analysis confirms feasibility and effectiveness and validates 
 practical application potential.\n
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LOCATION:Room 603\, McConnell Engineering Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H
 3A 0E9\, 3480 rue University
SUMMARY:PhD defence of Ghassan Al-Sumaidaee  – Blockchain Tokens as Univers
 al Encrypted Access: A Comprehensive System for Healthcare Information Net
 works
URL:/ece/channels/event/phd-defence-ghassan-al-sumaida
 ee-blockchain-tokens-universal-encrypted-access-comprehensive-system-35596
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