Table A1

Design elements, frames and parameters of the study

Design elementsDesign framesDesign parameters
Activity system content
 Narrow specialization“We thought about [adoption for other industries], but we want to concentrate on our specialization” (SYN)
  “Typically, our customers are radiologists in public and private hospitals and diagnostic centers” (CER)
  “That is our target [to stay in healthcare]” (LYT)
 Consulting services“Start looking at data in the context of areas of pain …. Next, have a look at your workflows and talk to the organization that works in this particular area. Discussions involve C-suite executives as well as the board of directors. AI is not a plant wall” (LYT)
  “We are a hybrid of a product and consultancy company” (LYT)
 Platforms“Our platform benefits from several emerging technologies such as AI, robotics, and chemical informatics” (SYN)
  “Fast integration of a platform solution [is tailored to] the needs of a specific client” (EST)
  “[Our platform has] an open API for integration of other industry players into our system as drug stores, laboratories, etc.…” (B8)
 Adaptation to the needs of medicine or other areas“We want to concentrate on drug development …. Other possible applications could be in therapy” (SYN)
  “We could provide companies with analytical insights on the health of employees and recommend preventive solutions for well-being plans” (ETS)
  “We are planning to concentrate 100% on healthcare even if there is green grass on the other side of the fence” (ETS)
  “We will adapt our application to other areas of application like stroke or bleeds” (CER)
  “Originally, we planned to sell our products to physiotherapists, but we found that this sector is quite conservative … and we had to move to pharma companies” (PRE)
 Conversion to their customers“We hired additional staff, created a database of molecules, and began to compete with our former customers at the preclinical stage” (SYN)
  “We could answer questions related to issues with the core production operations …, [creating] value for the partner and later for the customer” (PRE)
  “You need to add value to your collaborator immediately” (ELY)
 Formation of knowledge“The collected data can become the development of a business model of the company as it may be of interest to various participants … selling not a service, but knowledge” (ETS)
  “Companies use only 1% of data according to statistics” (MAI)
Activity system structure
 Software/Platform as a Service“We sell our services for a fixed monthly fee based on the size of the company” (EST)
  “[Services can consist of] monthly subscription plans or [can be] based on outcome for a patient” (LYT)
  “First, we will have consultancy fees …, [then the] licensee is based on the size of a clinic or per patient …. It could be a Service-Level Agreement” (B8)
 Service provider“[We had several years providing services], and we use AI as a new tool … to find new drugs” (SYN)
  “You have to adapt to the market, be very creative and flexible: the company itself penetrates the market or provides services to other companies penetrating the market” (MAI)
  “We sell a physical product and a service” (PRE)
 Transition from B2B to B2C\B2B2C“We can tell what you should [or should not] due to reduce chances of getting diabetes … we can change the lifestyle in small steps” (ETS)
  “Our business model could be adapted to a client: B2B, B2C, or others” (MAI)
  “We started looking at the B2B segment and also the consumer market” (PRE)
  “B2B customers think very practically” (PRE)
 Integration“One of the ways for market penetration is to become a supplier for the big four consulting group that offers solutions in healthcare” (MAI)
  “It is hard to be alone for a start-up. We have to find somebody who is big and show that we have value for them” (MAI)
  “Strategic partnerships will be used for future development” (CER)
  “If you are a personal trainer and want to offer services for our consumers, you will receive a small percentage of that” (EST)
Activity system governance
 Physicians“[We choose] the most appropriate doctor's specialization for the patient and [rank] patients according to the urgency of admission” (ETS)
  “Let the doctors do work that they do best, like being empathetic, and let the machines do their work” (ETS)
  “Accuracy in the forecasts in our case is 95%; a doctor can evaluate with a probability of 80–95% depending on qualification” (CER)
  “We do not want to exclude radiologists, but we want to prepare super radiologists …. Our software is a tool that helps in the daily routine” (CER)
 Patients“If you are only one patient and have your rare disease, nobody wants to treat you …. But we can help” (SYN)
  “[We predict] the risks that a patient could have a chronic disease in the next three to five years” (ETS)
  “We can slow the progress of the disease and combat the spiraling readmissions so patients will feel more safe” (LYT)
 Hospitals“[There are] less patient visits to the hospital, increased recovery, and keeping people healthy instead of treating sick people” (ETS)
  “Day-and-night contact care improves people's coverage and satisfaction of a patient, supports quality and sequence at scale, and declines physicians' errors” (ETS)
  “Sort patients into four categories: operator support or self care, unsynchronized care, remote care, regular face-to-face visits” (ETS)
 Pharma and biotechnology companies“Accelerate, secure your research and development processes, and reduce costs” (SYN)
  “We collaborate with pharma to postpone the start of irreversible and chronic circumstances and, therefore, help patients maintain a high quality of life” (ETS)
  “If you have the right compound with the right safety and the right commercial potential, you have four times the advantage of getting your drug through phase three” (PCL)
 Insurance companies“We decrease the number of needless visits that lead to the reduction of payments and speeding up recovery through well-timed medication, resulting in less costs” (ETS)
  “This is a trust business. [Insurance companies] should trust that we are medically compliant, and data is secured” (ETS)
  “[The] outcome approach could help insurance companies optimize structures and the work with hospitals” (LYT)
 Population management“It should be a shift in two to three years related to access of the secondary medical data …. Now, start-ups are seen as consumers of such data because of the reduced likelihood of sanctions in case of failure” (ETS)
  “It is very hard to adapt the system to a new country: language, its own drugs, procedures, names” (MAI)
  “It could be good for us [population management solution], but it will take a huge amount of time” (LYT)

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