Validation of a Crowdsourcing Methodology for Developing a Knowledge Base of Related Problem-Medication Pairs.

Journal: Applied clinical informatics
Published Date: May 20, 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Clinical knowledge bases of problem-medication pairs are necessary for many informatics solutions that improve patient safety, such as clinical summarization. However, developing these knowledge bases can be challenging.

Authors

  • A B McCoy
    Center for Applied Health Services Research, Ochsner Health System , New Orleans, LA ; Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine , New Orleans, LA.
  • A Wright
    Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital , Boston, MA ; Department of Clinical Informatics Research and Development, Partners HealthCare , Boston, MA ; Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA.
  • M Krousel-Wood
    Center for Applied Health Services Research, Ochsner Health System , New Orleans, LA ; Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine , New Orleans, LA ; Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine , New Orleans, LA.
  • E J Thomas
    Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston , Houston, TX ; The University of Texas at Houston-Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety , Houston, TX.
  • J A McCoy
    Department of Urology, Ochsner Health System , New Orleans, LA.
  • D F Sittig
    The University of Texas at Houston-Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety , Houston, TX ; The University of Texas School of Biomedical Informatics at Houston , Houston, TX.

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