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. 2021 Apr 13;23(4):e25094. doi: 10.2196/25094

Table 2.

List of data elements extracted from the selected articles.

Types of data elements Description
General

Author First author’s last name

Title Title of the article

Year Publication year of the article

Country First author’s affiliated country

Type Type of article (eg, journal article, conference paper, book chapter, and whitepaper)

Publisher Name of publisher of the article
Blockchain

Name of blockchain PHRa Name of the blockchain PHR (if any)

Maturity Maturity level of the blockchain PHR described (ie, concept/framework, prototype, and pilot/implementation)

Blockchain type Type of blockchain (ie, public, consortium, private, or a combination)

Blockchain name Name of the blockchain used (if any)

Data storage Type of data storage mechanism (ie, on-chain, off-chain, or hybrid)

Scaling solution Type of scaling solution used in the blockchain PHR (if any)

Incentive smart contract Was a smart contract used to incentivize use of the blockchain PHR? (yes or no)
PHR

PHR type Type of PHR (ie, standalone or tethered to an existing EMRb system)

Data owner Party that owned the data from the blockchain PHR (ie, patient, provider, or both)

Read-write access (for patients) Was the patient given read and/or write access in the blockchain PHR? (yes or no)

Read-write access (for providers) Was the provider given read and/or write access in the blockchain PHR? (yes or no)

Read-write access (for other parties) Were other parties given read and/or write access in the blockchain PHR? (yes or no)

Semantic standard Type of semantic standard adopted (eg, HL-7c and FHIRd)

Privacy standard Type of privacy standard adopted (eg, HIPAAe and GDPRf)

User interface Modality of accessing the blockchain PHR (ie, web, mobile, or desktop application)
Additional

Limitations Current limitations of the blockchain PHR

Future directions Future directions and opportunities described

aPHR: personal health record.

bEMR: electronic medical record.

cHL-7: health level 7.

dFHIR: Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource.

eHIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

fGDPR: General Data Protection Regulation.