The Good Prescriber

As part of the German–Danish Interreg project The Good Prescriber, the Institute for Medical Informatics and Artificial Intelligence is collaborating with partner institutions in Germany and Denmark to develop a tool for clinical decision support for safer drug prescription in psychiatry.

The project is funded by the European Union through the Interreg Germany–Denmark programme. It addresses the growing challenge of polypharmacy – the concurrent use of multiple medications – which increases the risk of adverse drug reactions, harmful interactions and duplicate prescriptions. Polypharmacy is associated with prolonged hospital stays, higher readmission rates and rising healthcare costs. In psychiatric care in particular, the prevalence of complex medication regimens significantly impacts patients’ quality of life and life expectancy.

A central focus of the project is the development of a tool that imports medication lists, individual health data and drug information from different sources and synthesizes this information intelligently. The tool is designed to identify potentially harmful drug-related problems and give suggestions.

Through close cross-border collaboration, medical expertise and practical experience from both countries are combined. The project strengthens German–Danish cooperation in digital health innovation and contributes to reducing the digital gap between healthcare systems.