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. 2021 Feb 10;25(2):102–122. doi: 10.1089/omi.2020.0085

Table 3.

Comparison of Previous Studies and the Current Study

  System architecture Medication history CDS Patient privacy System security AI and Blockchain capability
Previous studies (Deetjen, 2016; Kierkegaard, 2013; Samadbeik et al., 2017; Timonen et al., 2018) Canada XC XC XC XC XC XC
United States D XA XA XA
United Kingdom C XA XA XA
Spain XC XC XC XC XC XC
Denmark C XA XA XA
Sweden C XA XA XA
Australia XC XC XC XC XC XC
Japan XC XC XC XC XC XC
Current study Canada C AI
United States D X
United Kingdom C AI
Spain C AI
Denmark C X
Sweden C X
Australia D AI
Japan D X

AI and Blockchain capability: AI, the infrastructure for AI exist; X, not ready.

AI, artificial intelligence; C, centralized system; CDS, clinical decision support; D, decentralized; XA, information about the aspect not included in the study; XC, the country is not included in the study; ✓, information about this aspect was included in the study.