Micromedex IV Compatibility tool was originally designed with hospital pharmacists in mind, offering a comprehensive drug, disease and toxicology information. However research found that nurse clinicians in critical care situations also referenced the tool to ensure a drug was compatible before administering it to their patient.

Insights learned from research and heuristic evaluation

• IV Compatibility is often the top question pharmacists get from nurses because the tool is too hard to use and would rather call and ask the pharmacist
• There are too many steps in workflow resulting in the nurse's inability to make quick decisions
• Nurses did not necessarily need the same level of granular details offered to a pharmacist
• Nurses want information displayed in such a way that they do not misunderstand or overlook its importance
  

Introduce IV Compatibility chart view feature

• Provide nurses with access to information at the point of care that they are accustomed to confirm and verify drug compatibility questions prior to patient administration.
• Reduce calls from nurses into pharmacy
• Provide pharmacists a convenient and centralized offline way to quickly confirm the advisability of mixing intravenous drugs

Remove ambiguity around the term "Caution: Variable"

• Reducing calls from nurses into pharmacy
• Delivering compatibility insights to nurses faster, without having to dig into the granular details

Enhance UX/UI

• Update / align style of UI to provide a more consistent experience across the various Micromedex offerings
• Improve information architecture to reduce misunderstanding and improve ease of use
• Reduce the amount of clicks to get to relevant information