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A Mechanism for Verifying the Integrity and Immutability of Tuberculosis Data Using IOTA Distributed Ledger Technology
Vinícius Lima, Filipe Bernardi, Rui Rijo, Jó Ueyama, Domingos Alves
130 - 135
10.3233/SHTI210099
Research Article
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume 279: Navigating Healthcare Through Challenging Times
Abstract

Background:

Intensified research and innovation and rapid uptake of new tools, interventions, and strategies are crucial to fight Tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease. The sharing of health data remains a significant challenge. Data consumers must be able to verify the consistency and integrity of data. Solutions based on distributed ledger technologies may be adequate, where each member in a network holds a unique credential and stores an identical copy of the ledger and contributes to the collective process of validating and certifying digital transactions.

Objectives:

This work proposes a mechanism and presents a use case in Digital Health to allow the verification of integrity and immutability of TB electronic health records.

Methods:

IOTA was selected as a supporting tool due to its data immutability, traceability and tamper-proof characteristics.

Results:

A mechanism to verify the integrity of data through hash functions and the IOTA network is proposed. Then, a set of TB related information systems was integrated with the network.

Conclusion:

IOTA technology offers performance and flexibility to enable a reliable environment for electronic health records.

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