Medication Management System

Clinician perceptions on the use of free-text communication orders.

Citation
Kandaswamy S, Pruitt Z, Kazi S, Marquard J, Owens S, Hoffman DJ, Ratwani RM, Hettinger AZ. Clinician perceptions on the use of free-text communication orders. Appl Clin Inform. 2021 May;12(3):484-494. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1731002. Epub 2021 Jun 2. PMID: 34077971; PMCID: PMC8172259.
Principal Investigator
Ratwani, Raj M.
Hettinger, Aaron Zachary
Project Name
Improving Patient Safety and Clinician Cognitive Support Through eMAR Redesign

Improving Patient Safety and Clinician Cognitive Support Through eMAR Redesign – Final Report

Citation
Ratwani R., Hettinger A. Improving Patient Safety and Clinician Cognitive Support Through eMAR Redesign – Final Report. (Prepared by MedStar Health Research Institute under Grant No. R01 HS025136). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2024.
Principal Investigator
Ratwani, Raj M.
Hettinger, Aaron Zachary
Project Name
Improving Patient Safety and Clinician Cognitive Support Through eMAR Redesign

A systematic review of quantitative methods for evaluating electronic medication administration record and bar-coded medication administration usability.

Citation
Pruitt ZM, Kazi S, Weir C, Taft T, Busog DN, Ratwani R, Hettinger AZ. A systematic review of quantitative methods for evaluating electronic medication administration record and bar-coded medication administration usability. Appl Clin Inform. 2023 Jan;14(1):185-198. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1761435. Epub 2023 Mar 8. PMID: 36889339; PMCID: PMC9995218.
Principal Investigator
Ratwani, Raj M.
Hettinger, Aaron Zachary
Project Name
Improving Patient Safety and Clinician Cognitive Support Through eMAR Redesign

"Are we there yet?" Ten persistent hazards and inefficiencies with the use of medication administration technology from the perspective of practicing nurses.

Citation
Taft T, Rudd EA, Thraen I, Kazi S, Pruitt ZM, Bonk CW, Busog DN, Franklin E, Hettinger AZ, Ratwani RM, Weir CR. "Are we there yet?" Ten persistent hazards and inefficiencies with the use of medication administration technology from the perspective of practicing nurses. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2023 Apr 19;30(5):809-818. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocad031. PMID: 36888889; PMCID: PMC10114056.
Principal Investigator
Ratwani, Raj M.
Hettinger, Aaron Zachary
Project Name
Improving Patient Safety and Clinician Cognitive Support Through eMAR Redesign

Identifying electronic medication administration record (eMAR) usability issues from patient safety event reports.

Citation
Iqbal AR, Parau CA, Kazi S, Adams KT, La L, Hettinger AZ, Ratwani RM. Identifying electronic medication administration record (eMAR) usability issues from patient safety event reports. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2021 Dec;47(12):793-801. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2021.09.004. Epub 2021 Sep 16. PMID: 34657817.
Principal Investigator
Ratwani, Raj M.
Project Name
Improving Patient Safety and Clinician Cognitive Support Through eMAR Redesign

Identifying health information technology usability issues contributing to medication errors across medication process stages.

Citation
Adams KT, Pruitt Z, Kazi S, Hettinger AZ, Howe JL, Fong A, Ratwani RM. Identifying health information technology usability issues contributing to medication errors across medication process stages. J Patient Saf. 2021 Dec 1;17(8):e988-e994. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000868. PMID: 34009868.
Principal Investigator
Ratwani, Raj M.
Project Name
Improving Patient Safety and Clinician Cognitive Support Through eMAR Redesign

A health system's pilot experience with using mobile Social Knowledge Networking (SKN) technology to enable meaningful use of EHR medication reconciliation technology.

Citation
Rangachari P, Dellsperger KC, Rethemeyer RK. A health system's pilot experience with using mobile Social Knowledge Networking (SKN) technology to enable meaningful use of EHR medication reconciliation technology. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2020 Mar 4;2019:745-754. PMID: 32308870.
Principal Investigator
Rangachari, Pavani
Project Name
Using Social Knowledge Networking (SKN) Technology To Enable Meaningful Use of EHR Technology

A health system's pilot experience with using Social Knowledge Networking (SKN) technology to enable meaningful use of EHR medication reconciliation technology.

Citation
Rangachari P, Dellsperger KC, Rethemeyer RK. A health system's pilot experience with using Social Knowledge Networking (SKN) technology to enable meaningful use of EHR medication reconciliation technology. J Hosp Manag Health Policy. 2019 Sep;3. pii: 22. doi: 10.21037/jhmhp.2019.08.01. Epub 2019 Sep 3. PMID: 31656950.
Principal Investigator
Rangachari, Pavani
Project Name
Using Social Knowledge Networking (SKN) Technology To Enable Meaningful Use of EHR Technology

A mixed-method study of practitioners' perspectives on issues related to EHR medication reconciliation at a health system.

Citation
Rangachari P, Dellsperger KC, Fallaw D, Davis I, Sumner M, Ray W, Fiedler S, Nguyen T, Rethemeyer RK. A mixed-method study of practitioners' perspectives on issues related to EHR medication reconciliation at a health system. Qual Manag Health Care. 2019 Apr/Jun;28(2):84-95. doi: 10.1097/QMH.0000000000000208. PMID: 30801417.
Principal Investigator
Rangachari, Pavani
Project Name
Using Social Knowledge Networking (SKN) Technology To Enable Meaningful Use of EHR Technology