OntoPharma: ontology based clinical decision support system to reduce medication prescribing errors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) have been shown to reduce medication errors. However, they are underused because of different challenges. One approach to improve CDSS is to use ontologies instead of relational databases. The primary aim was to design and develop OntoPharma, an ontology based CDSS to reduce medication prescribing errors. Secondary aim was to implement OntoPharma in a hospital setting.

Methods

A four-step process was proposed. (1) Defining the ontology domain. The ontology scope was the medication domain. An advisory board selected four use cases: maximum dosage alert, drug-drug interaction checker, renal failure adjustment, and drug allergy checker. (2) Implementing the ontology in a formal representation. The implementation was conducted

SUBMITTER: Calvo-Cidoncha E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9463735 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature