Table 3.
Comparison of Previous Studies and the Current Study
System architecture | Medication history | CDS | Patient privacy | System security | AI and Blockchain capability | ||
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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.