SOLUTION BRIEF | HEALTHCARE

Adverse Drug
ReactionsUtilize patient and process data to improve
diagnosis and reporting of ADRs

Key challenge
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs)—negative effects of amedication that occur during normal clinical use—are more thanjust unfortunate mishaps. They drive up hospital costs, complicate
and extend patient treatment plans, impact the trust patients placein their medical providers, and can even prove fatal. In England, forexample, ADRs account for up to 6 percent of hospital admissions,carrying a 2 percent mortality rate and a cost of £466 million(US$ 602 million) per year.
Preventing ADRs—on both local and global levels—requires
vigilance, coordination, and prompt reporting to the proper
oversight organizations. Unfortunately, the clinical diagnosis of
an ADR is not always obvious, and uncovering the root cause of areaction is often a complicated process, particularly in patients whoare taking more than one drug.
Accurately diagnosing an ADR requires analyzing input and analysis
from a diverse array of sources, which can include patient charts(paper and/or electronic), records of pharmacist consultations andpatient interviews, lab results, pharmacy records, physician notes,
and historical data from internal and external databases.
Compiling and reviewing all this data manually is a huge
undertaking requiring specialized knowledge of what to look for.
Documenting known cases in a way that contributes to internal andexternal knowledge bases is often a matter of hit-or-miss.

Adverse drug events
are responsible for

1 in 9emergency
department visits
in Canada.
SourceUp to20%of inpatients will
experience at least
one ADR during
their hospital stay.
SourceSolution
ABBYY intelligent automation technologies offer pharmaceutical companies and governing
bodies the artificial intelligence (AI)–driven solutions they need to process large amounts ofdata from dozens of sources in tracking ADRs. At the same time, these organizations can gain
data-driven insights into their ADR tracking processes, identify and address bottlenecks andinefficiencies, and monitor continuously for aberrations that could delay life-saving decisions.

Take control of ADR diagnosis and reporting
The key to prompt, accurate diagnosis and reportingof ADRs is data. ABBYY puts your data to work to help you
streamline ADR handling with intelligent document processing(IDP) and advanced process mining, resulting in smarter
processes that make the best use of the content inside.
ABBYY intelligent automation solutions provide the tools for...
Automatic extraction of possible ADR-related
information from a broad range of physical and digital
document sources, including unstructured content such as
paper charts and handwritten notes.
AI-based analysis of all relevant information to assist
pharmaceutical companies and governing bodies inaccurately diagnosing ADRs.
Continuous monitoring of systems to alert users
to combinations of factors that have been connected withADRs (for example, patient age and gender plus a preexisting condition plus a certain dosage of a certain drug),enabling them to identify high-risk cases and possibly
prevent future reactions.
Process discovery and analysis using advanced algorithms
to timestamp data from a variety of systems and deliverinsights needed to understand, improve, and monitor ADRrelated processes, enabling pharmaceutical companies totake measures to eliminate inefficiencies.

Discover the ABBYY difference for ADR identification and reporting
Improve patient safety
Make data from all sources—including unstructured data such as physical files—
available digitally for use by AI-powered applications
Automatically identify “red flags” that could indicate a possible ADR
Leverage AI to perform some of the “detective work” in diagnosing ADRs andidentifying root causes, enabling faster diagnoses

Streamline diagnosis and reporting processes
Create “digital twins” of ADR diagnosis and reporting processes to present a clear
picture of how they execute
Easily identify and address disruptions that cause process delays and waste
resources
Monitor processes continuously to flag anomalies that could lead to delays or errors

Prevent future ADRs from occurring
Continuously monitor incoming data for combinations of factors that could indicate
an ADR risk
Alert users to potential high-risk cases as soon as they are identified

ABBYY helps healthcare organizations optimize use of their resources
while maintaining high standards for patient care. Our solutions ensurethat technology accelerates your organization toward the achievement ofits goals, now and in the future.
Learn more at ABBYY.com/healthcare.

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