Enhancing the security of E-Health services in Bangladesh using blockchain technology

Int J Inf Technol. 2022;14(3):1179-1185. doi: 10.1007/s41870-021-00821-9. Epub 2022 Jan 29.

Abstract

The telemedicine service concept was mainly established to benefit the underprivileged people from rural areas of a country. However, due to the low literacy and awareness rates among rural population of Bangladesh, the service is not much effective. This paper represents a study on the awareness of the rural population of telemedicine service in Bangladesh and few key findings indicate how the awareness could be increased. The research also suggests that utilizing blockchain technology can enhance the data security and privacy. The research reveals some of the findings which can raise the awareness and popularity of telemedicine service among rural population. We have proposed implementation of blockchain technology which can vastly improve the security issue.

Keywords: Awareness rate; Bangladesh rural areas; Blockchain; E-Health; Survey; Telemedicine.