Validation of MyFORTA: An Automated Tool to Improve Medications in Older People Based on the FORTA List.

Martin WehlingJohannes WeindrichChristel WeissKathrin HeserAlexander PabstMelanie LuppaHorst BickelSiegfried WeyererMichael PentzekHans-Helmut KönigDagmar LühmannCarolin van der LeedenMartin SchererSteffi G Riedel-HellerMichael WagnerFarhad Pazan

Published in: Drugs & aging (2024)

MF was more sensitive to detect medication errors than GS, all frequent errors only detected by MF were plausible, and almost no adaptations of the MF algorithm seem indicated. This automated tool to check medication appropriateness according to the FORTA list is now validated and represents the first clinically directed algorithm in this context. It should ease the application of FORTA and help to implement the proven beneficial effects of FORTA on clinical endpoints.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
machine learning
deep learning
patient safety
healthcare
high throughput
emergency department
electronic health record
neural network
high intensity
quality improvement