Drug-drug interaction decision support
at the point of prescribing.
The Problem
Polypharmacy is common in hospitalised patients. Existing drug-drug interaction (DDI) alerts fire so frequently, and with such poor clinical specificity, that clinicians routinely override them, even when the interaction is genuinely dangerous.
DDInteract takes a user-centred approach to redesigning how DDI information is presented, reducing noise, improving actionability, and making the right choice the easy choice.
Interaction Severity Breakdown
Most alerts are minor, but all fire with the same visual urgency. DDInteract addresses this.
Approach
Presenting DDI risk with clinical context, patient-specific factors, severity grading, and actionable guidance, so clinicians can make informed decisions quickly.
Co-designed with prescribers through iterative cycles of prototyping, usability testing, and contextual inquiry across participating sites.
Rather than just flagging an interaction, DDInteract provides concrete next steps: dose adjustment, monitoring parameters, or safer alternatives.
Collaborators
Salt Lake City, UT
Nashville, TN
Aurora, CO (PI)