An Ontology-Based Approach to Improving Medication Appropriateness in Older Patients: Algorithm Development and Validation Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Inappropriate medication in older patients with multimorbidity results in a greater risk of adverse drug events. Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) are intended to improve medication appropriateness. One approach to improving CDSSs is to use ontologies instead of relational databases. Previously, we developed OntoPharma-an ontology-based CDSS for reducing medication prescribing errors. Objective: The primary aim was to model a domain for improving medication appropriateness in older patients (chronic patient domain). The secondary aim was to implement the version of OntoPharma containing the chronic patient domain in a hospital setting. Methods: A 4-step process was proposed. The first step was defining the domain scope. The chronic patient domain fo

SUBMITTER: Calvo-Cidoncha E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10366962 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature