A Novel Visualization Tool for Evaluating Medication Side-Effects in Multi-drug Regimens

Authors:
Jon Duke;Anthony Faiola;Hadi Kharrazi
Affiliations:
School of Informatics, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 and Regenstrief Institute, Medical Informatics, HITS 2000, Indianapolis IN 46209;School of Informatics, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana 46202;School of Informatics, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
Venue:
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Part IV: Interacting in Various Application Domains
Year:
2009

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Abstract

The evaluation and management of medication side-effects is a common and complex task for physicians. Information visualization has the potential to increase the efficiency and reduce the cognitive load involved in this process. We describe the design and development of Rxplore, a novel tool for assessing medication side-effects. Rxplore supports simultaneous lookup of multiple medications and an intuitive visual representation of query results. In a pilot study of Rxplore's usability and utility, physicians rated the system highly for efficiency, intuitiveness, and clinical value.