title: KATIS: An eHealth System for Complementary Medicine.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Much of the information on the complementary medicine is spread across literature and the internet. However, various literature and web resources provide information just of one specialist field. In addition, these resources do not allow users to search for suitable therapies based on patient-specific indications.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Aggregating knowledge about complementary medicine into one database makes the search more efficient.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data integration is a promising method for providing well-based knowledge. Therefore, integrative methods were used to create the database ALTMEDA, which includes complementary and drug-related data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Based on this comprehensive database ALTMEDA, the new eHealth system KATIS and the corresponding app ALMEKO for the mobile usage were implemented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  KATIS is a web-based system for complementary medicine. KATIS provides knowledge about ten different specialist fields, which enables users not only to look up a particular complementary therapy, but also to find suitable therapies for indications more efficiently. [http://www.komplementäre-medizin.de].
authors.affiliation: Bioinformatics/Medical Informatics Department, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.
authors.forename: Venus
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ogultarhan
authors.affiliation: Bioinformatics/Medical Informatics Department, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.
authors.forename: Alban
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shoshi
authors.affiliation: Bioinformatics/Medical Informatics Department, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.
authors.forename: Rico
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Magnucki
authors.affiliation: Bioinformatics/Medical Informatics Department, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kormeier
authors.affiliation: Bioinformatics/Medical Informatics Department, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hofestädt
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D020407:Internet; D063731:Mobile Applications; D017216:Telemedicine