Phonetic Orthographic Computer Analysis (POCA) System

Date 2003-10-20

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Presented by

Dr. Rick Shangraw
Project Performance Corporation

Outline

• Overall System Design
  
  
• The Medical Repository
  
  
• System Demonstration

System Objectives

• Accessibility
  • Web-based
  • Varying levels of permission for varied tasks
  • Ease of use
    
    
• Efficient Use of Expert Time
  • Decrease paper production
  • Increase analysis time while decreasing search time
    
    
• Scientifically-Based Analysis
  • Reliability of Algorithms (Recall)
  • Predictive Validity of Algorithms (Precision)

System History

• Pilot System Development Funded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  
  
• Development Team
  • Project Performance Corporation
  • Bonnie Dorr, University of Maryland
  • Greg Kondrak, University of Alberta
    
    
• Pilot System will be Tested by FDA

Safety Evaluation Process - Before

Before Computer Analysis:

System Architecture

Safety Evaluation Process - Computer Assisted

With Computer Analysis:

Medical Repository

• Oracle Database
  
  
• Features
  • Populated with FDA Corporate Database
    • Approved and Unapproved Proprietary Names
    • Additional Factors (drug strengths, dosing intervals, dosage forms and routes of administration)
  • Ability to Import and Manually Update the Repository
    
    
• Next Steps
  • Biologics
  • Supplements and Herbals
  • Medical Terminology

System Demonstration

• Login / Security
  
  
• Search Capabilities
  • Phonetic
  • Orthographic
  • Other Factors
    
    
• Workflow
  • Saved Searches
  • Watch List
    
    
• System Administration