GuidedOR: Real-Time Safety Support for In-Operating Room Medications
Official title: GuidedOR: A Real-Time Medication Safety Software Platform for the Operating Room
Funded at Guided Clinical Solutions, INC. · NIH-11453697 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A real-time safety software used in the operating room helps prevent medication errors by linking with the patient’s records and scanning medications before they’re given.
Quick facts
| Grant type | Sbir 2 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Guided Clinical Solutions, INC. NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Brookline, United States) |
| Project start | July 1, 2025 |
| Project end | June 30, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $1,085,406 |
| NIH project number | 4R44LM014736-02 |
| Project ID | NIH-11453697 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Patients undergoing surgical procedures where real-time medication administration is critical and where guided decision support could improve safety.
✕Less likely to help
Patients whose procedures do not involve complex or high-risk medication administration may see limited benefit.
What this research studies
In the busy OR, GuidedOR provides real-time alerts and dose information by integrating with the patient’s electronic health record and scanning medications just before administration. This platform displays patient-specific dosing windows and warnings to help clinicians avoid mistakes during fast-paced procedures. It aims to reduce medication errors and related harm, which currently occur in a notable portion of OR administrations and cost billions annually. The solution is designed to work within the existing hospital workflow, showing prompts on the OR computer monitor to support safer decisions. The project is testing this real-time decision support in a clinical setting to determine its impact on safety and workflow.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, it could substantially reduce medication errors and prevent patient harm in the operating room.
How similar studies have gone: Prior real-time clinical decision support tools have reduced errors in some settings, suggesting potential, but this is a novel OR-specific solution.
Where this research is happening
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Guided Clinical Solutions, INC.
Brookline, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Nanji, Karen C — Guided Clinical Solutions, INC.
- Study coordinator: Nanji, Karen C
Related research
Other NIH-funded projects on the same topics.
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A software platform to improve medication safety in the operating room
This study is testing a new software called GuidedOR that helps doctors and nurses in the operating room make sure they give the right medications during surgery, aiming to keep patients safe from mistakes.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.