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Luca Mazzola, Stefano Bonacina, Sara Marceglia, and Francesco Pinciroli
USI - University of Lugano, SwitzerlandInstitute for Communication Technologies
Politecnico di Milano – Milan, ItalyDipartimento di Bioingegneria
IFHRO 2010 – Milan, IT - 17th November 2010
UML process modeling for e-Prescribing in Italy
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Agenda
➢Prescribing
➢Critical aspects
➢Managing complexity
➢Why using UML...
➢Example 1, 2 & 3
➢Expected results
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Prescribing
Legal document from GP to pharmacistTransition from diagnosis to treatment (process)
Expected effects:
Decreasing effects of diagnosed disease
Eliminating disease causes (if possible)
Suggesting other exams to undertake
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Critical aspects
A process (needs of continuous monitoring)
Well-known readability problem of RX
Errors or omissions in filling drug data
Drug2Drug interaction consideration & Adverse Drug Events awareness and reporting
Modelling of single pieces, as supporting tool
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By means of:
Decomposition
Hierarchical division
Functional relationship
Properties elicitation
Managing complexity
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Why using UML...
Unified Modeling LanguageFrom software engineering field (OMG)Able to describe:
ActorsInteraction between componentsProperty of objects/subjects
Enabling:Formal specificationExpected behaviours
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Example 1
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Example 2
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Example 3
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Expected results
Ability to control the full process
Validation of performed actions
Guarantee of safety from common pitfalls
Prevention of errors and omissions
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Thanks for the attention...
Questions?
http://www.medinfopoli.polimi.it/http://www.itc.com.usi.ch
[email protected]@polimi.it
