A Blockchain-Based Approach for Drug Traceability in Healthcare Supply Chain
Healthcare supply chains are complex structures spanning across multiple organizational and geographical boundaries, providing critical backbone to services vital for everyday life. The inherent complexity of such systems can introduce impurities including inaccurate information, lack of transparenc...
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doaj-46bdbd809ef944bfbb3dc75c3be208512021-03-30T15:22:29ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362021-01-0199728974310.1109/ACCESS.2021.30499209316803A Blockchain-Based Approach for Drug Traceability in Healthcare Supply ChainAhmad Musamih0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5153-2558Khaled Salah1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2310-2558Raja Jayaraman2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2749-2688Junaid Arshad3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0424-9498Mazin Debe4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6328-271XYousof Al-Hammadi5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6469-9154Samer Ellahham6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1779-2414Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesSchool of Computing and Digital Technology, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, U.K.Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesHeart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesHealthcare supply chains are complex structures spanning across multiple organizational and geographical boundaries, providing critical backbone to services vital for everyday life. The inherent complexity of such systems can introduce impurities including inaccurate information, lack of transparency and limited data provenance. Counterfeit drugs is one consequence of such limitations within existing supply chains which not only has serious adverse impact on human health but also causes severe economic loss to the healthcare industry. Consequently, existing studies have emphasized the need for a robust, end-to-end track and trace system for pharmaceutical supply chains. Therein, an end-to-end product tracking system across the pharmaceutical supply chain is paramount to ensuring product safety and eliminating counterfeits. Most existing track and trace systems are centralized leading to data privacy, transparency and authenticity issues in healthcare supply chains. In this article, we present an Ethereum blockchain-based approach leveraging smart contracts and decentralized off-chain storage for efficient product traceability in the healthcare supply chain. The smart contract guarantees data provenance, eliminates the need for intermediaries and provides a secure, immutable history of transactions to all stakeholders. We present the system architecture and detailed algorithms that govern the working principles of our proposed solution. We perform testing and validation, and present cost and security analysis of the system to evaluate its effectiveness to enhance traceability within pharmaceutical supply chains.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9316803/Blockchaindrug counterfeitingtraceabilityhealthcaresupply chaintrust |
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Ahmad Musamih Khaled Salah Raja Jayaraman Junaid Arshad Mazin Debe Yousof Al-Hammadi Samer Ellahham A Blockchain-Based Approach for Drug Traceability in Healthcare Supply Chain IEEE Access Blockchain drug counterfeiting traceability healthcare supply chain trust |
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Ahmad Musamih Khaled Salah Raja Jayaraman Junaid Arshad Mazin Debe Yousof Al-Hammadi Samer Ellahham |
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A Blockchain-Based Approach for Drug Traceability in Healthcare Supply Chain |
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A Blockchain-Based Approach for Drug Traceability in Healthcare Supply Chain |
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A Blockchain-Based Approach for Drug Traceability in Healthcare Supply Chain |
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A Blockchain-Based Approach for Drug Traceability in Healthcare Supply Chain |
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blockchain-based approach for drug traceability in healthcare supply chain |
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2169-3536 |
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Healthcare supply chains are complex structures spanning across multiple organizational and geographical boundaries, providing critical backbone to services vital for everyday life. The inherent complexity of such systems can introduce impurities including inaccurate information, lack of transparency and limited data provenance. Counterfeit drugs is one consequence of such limitations within existing supply chains which not only has serious adverse impact on human health but also causes severe economic loss to the healthcare industry. Consequently, existing studies have emphasized the need for a robust, end-to-end track and trace system for pharmaceutical supply chains. Therein, an end-to-end product tracking system across the pharmaceutical supply chain is paramount to ensuring product safety and eliminating counterfeits. Most existing track and trace systems are centralized leading to data privacy, transparency and authenticity issues in healthcare supply chains. In this article, we present an Ethereum blockchain-based approach leveraging smart contracts and decentralized off-chain storage for efficient product traceability in the healthcare supply chain. The smart contract guarantees data provenance, eliminates the need for intermediaries and provides a secure, immutable history of transactions to all stakeholders. We present the system architecture and detailed algorithms that govern the working principles of our proposed solution. We perform testing and validation, and present cost and security analysis of the system to evaluate its effectiveness to enhance traceability within pharmaceutical supply chains. |
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Blockchain drug counterfeiting traceability healthcare supply chain trust |
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