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However, existing systems often suffer from issues such as fragmented data, lack of interoperability, and weak privacy protections, which hinder collaboration among healthcare stakeholders. This paper proposes a blockchain-based system to securely manage and share medical records in a decentralized and transparent manner. By leveraging smart contracts and access control policies, the system empowers patients with control over their data, ensures auditability of all interactions, and facilitates secure data sharing among patients, healthcare providers, insurance companies, and regulatory authorities. The proposed architecture is implemented using a private Ethereum blockchain and evaluated through a scenario-based comparison with the Prince Sultan Military Medical City system, as well as quantitative performance measurements of the blockchain prototype. 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