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Issues and Challenges in Using Electronic Health Records for Smart Hospitals

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Society 5.0: Smart Future Towards Enhancing the Quality of Society

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In the recent years, vast developments in information technology have given rise to the concept of Smart healthcare. Smart healthcare transforms the traditional health system into more efficient, convenient, and personalized. The technical advancements have paved the way for storing patients’ medical data in the digital form known as Electronic Health Records (EHR). EHR is playing a vital role in healthcare industry and is being implemented in several countries. Using EHR has its own set of benefits. It aids the medical practitioners to provide better and more suitable treatment to the patients. In this paper, we discuss the current issues in using the electronic health records such as privacy, security, interoperability, and data quality. Securing the health records from the unauthorized users and maintaining the privacy of patient data is an essential feature that needs to be included in the EHR. Currently, sharing EHR across the healthcare organizations is not an easy task due to lack of interoperability and standards. Another issue in the EHR is the quality of patient information stored. In this paper, we also provide an insight into the blockchain technology and semantic-based storage which can be used to store and manage the EHR. Finally, discuss the possible solutions to the current issues in electronic health records using the semantic storage and blockchain technology.

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    Krishna Prasad N. Rao & Sunilkumar S. Manvi

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Rao, K.P.N., Manvi, S.S. (2022). Issues and Challenges in Using Electronic Health Records for Smart Hospitals. In: Srinivasa, K.G., Siddesh, G.M., Manisekhar, S.R. (eds) Society 5.0: Smart Future Towards Enhancing the Quality of Society. Advances in Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2161-2_8

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