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Ratwani, Raj M.

Developing Evidence-Based, User-Centered Design and Implementation Guidelines to Improve Health Information Technology Usability

Description

Analysis of 5,200 patient safety event reports showed an association between electronic health record (EHR) usability and patient safety in both adults and children and led to development of an EHR usability and safety assessment tool that healthcare facilities can use to identify usability and safety issues.

Grant Number
R01 HS023701
Principal Investigator(s)
Ratwani, Raj M.

Mind the gap. A systematic review to identify usability and safety challenges and practices during electronic health record implementation.

Citation
Ratwani R, Fairbanks T, Savage E, et al. Mind the gap. A systematic review to identify usability and safety challenges and practices during electronic health record implementation. Appl Clin Inform 2016 Nov 16;7(4):1069-87. PMID: 27847961.
Principal Investigator
Ratwani, Raj M.
Project Name
Developing Evidence-Based, User-Centered Design and Implementation Guidelines to Improve Health Information Technology Usability

A framework for evaluating electronic health record vendor user-centered design and usability testing processes.

Citation
Ratwani RM, Zachary Hettinger A, Kosydar A, et al. A framework for evaluating electronic health record vendor user-centered design and usability testing processes. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2017 Apr 1;24(e1):e35-e39. PMID: 27375292.
Principal Investigator
Ratwani, Raj M.
Project Name
Developing Evidence-Based, User-Centered Design and Implementation Guidelines to Improve Health Information Technology Usability

Improving Patient Safety and Clinician Cognitive Support Through eMAR Redesign

Description

This study will create an innovative electronic medication administration record prototype and a medication administration workflow risk assessment to improve the medication administration process and the usability and safety of the electronic medication administration records in response to challenges from COVID-19.

Grant Number
R01 HS025136
Principal Investigator(s)
Ratwani, Raj M.
Hettinger, Aaron Zachary

Identifying health information technology related safety event reports from patient safety event report databases.

Citation
Fong A, Adams KT, Gaunt MJ, et al. Identifying health information technology related safety event reports from patient safety event report databases. J Biomed Inform 2018 Oct;86:135-142. Epub 2018 Sep 10. PMID: 30213556.
Principal Investigator
Ratwani, Raj M.
Project Name
Developing Evidence-Based, User-Centered Design and Implementation Guidelines to Improve Health Information Technology Usability