MyMedMinder A PHR for Your Medications Chris Bassler Okpe Opessu Patti Abbott

Problem Medication error & polypharmacy are critical issues in healthcare A more informed patient is a better patient Patients and their caregivers must be good historians –Memory fails – particularly during stress –Results in errors, waste, & harm

Helping Patients Manage Meds PHR (personal health record) –“Owned” by the patient –Managed by the patient (with help if necessary) Why? –Help patients and caregivers keep better records –Help patients and caregivers to be more active in their healthcare

MyMedMinder Designed as web-based Easy to use Users can print or save to computer/memory stick

Process Developed competing protoypes Took best of each Low-fidelity CritiqueHigh-Fidelity Prototype Testing Revision x 2 Final Version

Design Prototype Testing –Humbling –3 people –Many issues we had not noticed Inconsistency Help file not helpful Layout not pleasing to eye Malfunction of several links –Revised based on comments from 4 users

Prototypes

Development Process Back-end Database Webtools Testing Challenges –Retrieving information –Display/Formatting Retrieved Information

Final Usability Testing Subjects – 6 (4 Male; 2 Female) Age range – 24 – 79 Average # of Meds – 3 Computer Experience – 4 months to 8 years Procedure –Given 3 example labels from Rx bottles and asked to enter –Post-test evaluation tool (based on QUIS)

Results? Overall Rxn (scale of 1-5) 3.5 Appearance of Material (1-5)3 Saving & Editing Ease(1-5) 3 Easy to learn & use (1-5) 3.25 Comments: –Med entry little confusing (terms) –Need a way to delete “all” –Unsure about OTC

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