Today,healthcare fraud poses a significant issue,encompassing everything from falsfied billing claims and phantom services to the excessive prescription of opioid medications and medical identity theft.These deceptive...Today,healthcare fraud poses a significant issue,encompassing everything from falsfied billing claims and phantom services to the excessive prescription of opioid medications and medical identity theft.These deceptive activities cause substantial financial losses,erode patient trust,compromise healthcare quality,and threaten patient safety.In this paper,we introduce SSI-MedRx,a healthcare system based on blockchain technology and Self-Sovereign Identity(SSI).It is designed to ensure cross-border interoperability,preserve patient privacy,and prevent challenging healthcare frauds,including medical identity theft,phantom billing,kickbacks,and opioid overprescribing.By design,our system empowers patients by granting them complete control over their personal and health data.This shift toward patient-centric data management can potentially reduce the risk of data breaches,enhance care coordination,and improve overall healthcare outcomes.展开更多
基金supported by project SERICS-"Security and Rights in CyberSpace"(PE00000014)under the MUR National Recovery and Resilience Plan funded by the European Union-NextGenerationEU.
文摘Today,healthcare fraud poses a significant issue,encompassing everything from falsfied billing claims and phantom services to the excessive prescription of opioid medications and medical identity theft.These deceptive activities cause substantial financial losses,erode patient trust,compromise healthcare quality,and threaten patient safety.In this paper,we introduce SSI-MedRx,a healthcare system based on blockchain technology and Self-Sovereign Identity(SSI).It is designed to ensure cross-border interoperability,preserve patient privacy,and prevent challenging healthcare frauds,including medical identity theft,phantom billing,kickbacks,and opioid overprescribing.By design,our system empowers patients by granting them complete control over their personal and health data.This shift toward patient-centric data management can potentially reduce the risk of data breaches,enhance care coordination,and improve overall healthcare outcomes.
