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Digital Health and Technology Innovation
Digital Health and Technology Innovation
Realizing the potential of digital health through the focus on the implementation and evaluation of digital health technologies, including mobile apps, smart speakers, and augmented reality in healthcare settings. These publications demonstrate a strong emphasis on practical applications of technology to improve patient care and healthcare delivery. Key examples include the smart speaker utilization review, medication adherence technology studies, and the development of the MEDIvate mobile application.
Medical Education and Teaching Innovation
Medical Education and Teaching Innovation
Continually improvement through exploring innovative approaches to healthcare education, particularly focusing on technology-enhanced learning and curriculum development. This work spans from virtual patient simulations to digital health integration in pharmacy education. Other examples focus on the development and implementation of augmented reality training system for sterile compounding, evaluation of multiplayer games for behavioral health interventions, and digital health curriculum integration.
Clinical Practice and Patient Care
Clinical Practice and Patient Care
Bridging foundational concepts and practice through clinical pharmacy research and practice-focused publications, with an emphasis on specific therapeutic areas and patient care improvements. Establishing a foundation in clinical pharmacy practice while incorporating technological innovations. Key examples include the continuous glucose monitoring review, pharmacy roles in diabetes technology, and publications on palliative care education.
Patel, R., Shirk, R., Advani, A., Kar, I., Munir, F.M., Nelson, S.D., Saad, M. and Aungst, T.D., 2026. Artificial intelligence and the future of the pharmacist’s role in drug information. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 83(4), pp.216-221.
Ndungu, M., Babalola, R.O., Brand, M. and Patel, R. (2025). Impact of continuous glucose monitoring in underserved adults with type 2 diabetes within the United States: A scoping review. Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. e-pub ahead of print
Saripalle, R., Patel, R. (2024). From Command to Care: A Scoping Review on Utilization of Smart Speakers by Patients and Providers. Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health, 2(2), 207-220.
Wymer, C., Patel, R., Browne, M. C., & Fernandez, C. A. (2024). A co-curricular mentoring experience provides student pharmacists with areas for professional growth. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 16(5), 370-376.
Patel, R., Schoen, R., & Litten, K. (2023). Diabetes Technology: Continuous Glucose Monitoring and the Role of Ambulatory Care Pharmacists. JAPhA Practice Innovations, 100005.
Biehl J., Patel R., Lee A. (2023) Toward the Design of Sensing-Based Medication Adherence Aids That Support Individualized Activities of Daily Living: Survey and Interviews With Patients and Providers. JMIR Hum Factors 2023;10:e40173 doi: 10.2196/40173 PMID: 37402141.
Babichenko, D., Radovic, A., Patel, R., Hester, A., Powell, K., Eggers, N., & Happe, D. (2023). Evaluating the Feasibility of a Multiplayer Role-Playing Game as a Behavioral Health Intervention in Adolescent Patients With Chronic Physical or Mental Conditions: Protocol for a Cohort Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 12(1), e43987.
Babichenko, D., Andrews, E. G., Canton, S. P., Littleton, E. B., Patel, R., Labaze, D., & Mills, A. (2022). Evaluating Effect of Microsoft HoloLens on Extraneous Cognitive Load During Simulated Cervical Lateral Mass Screw Placement. In Proceedings of Seventh International Congress on Information and Communication Technology: ICICT 2022, London, Volume 1 (pp. 191-201). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
Biehl, J., Patel, R., and Lee, A (2021). "Improving Medication Adherence Behaviors Through Personalized, Technology-Powered Interventions." Joint Proceedings of the ACM IUI 2021 Workshops, April 13–17, 2021, College Station, USA
Pruskowski, J. A., Patel, R., Nguyen, K., Scolese, C., Klein-Fedyshin, M., & Brazeau, G. (2021). A Systematic Review of Palliative Care Education in the Doctor of Pharmacy Curriculum. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education.
Fan, P., Guo, X., Qi, X., Matharu, M., Patel, R., Sakolsky, D., Kirisci, L, Silverstein, J.C., and Wang, L. Prediction of Suicide-Related Events by Analyzing Electronic Medical Records from PTSD Patients with Bipolar Disorder. Brain Sci. 2020, 10, 784.
Aungst, T. D., and Patel, R. (2020). Integrating Digital Health into the Curriculum—Considerations on the Current Landscape and Future Developments. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 7, 2382120519901275.
Babichenko, D., Healy, P., Gomez, M., Kane-Gill, S., Littleton, E.B., Brusilovsky, P., Cohen, P. and Patel, R. (2020) The Use of Agent-Based Models As Non-Player Characters in Serious Games. In 2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health (SeGAH) (pp. 1-8). IEEE.
Babichenko, D., Patel, R., Grieve, V., Healy, P., Canton, S., Littleton, E.B., Donnellan, N. and Andrews, E. (2020) SterileAR: Exploration of Augmented Reality and Computer Vision Approaches for Real-Time Feedback in Sterile Compounding Training. In 2020 6th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) (pp. 62-69). IEEE.
Rahdari, B., Brusilovsky, P., Babichenko, D., Littleton, E.B., Patel, R., Fawcett, J. and Blum, Z. (2020) Grapevine: A Profile-Based Exploratory Search and Recommendation System for Finding Research Advisors. In Proceedings of the 2020 ASIS&T Virtual Annual Meeting (AM2020). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 0. InPress.
Pruskowski, J., Patel R., and Brazeau G. (2019). The Need for Palliative Care in Pharmacy Education. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, ajpe7410.
Aungst, T. D., Patel, R., Pugliese, R., Patel, I., and Boutari, C. (2019). From ideation to practice: How pharmacists and students can leverage hackathons and innovation labs to accelerate innovation in pharmacy. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 59(2), S25-S29.
Coons, J. C., Patel, R., Coley, K. C., and Empey, P. E. (2019). Design and testing of Medivate, a mobile app to achieve medication list portability via Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 59(2), S78-S85.
Patel, R. (2017). The innovation opportunity in pharmacy education standards. INNOVATIONS in pharmacy, 8(3), pp.8-8.
Babichenko D., Druzdzel M., Grieve L., Patel R., Velez J., Neal T., McCray J., Wallace R.-D., and Jenkins S (2016). Designing the Model Patient: Data-Driven Virtual Patients in Medical Education. Proceedings of IEEE SeGAH 2016 4th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health.
Smith, M. A., Hibino, M., Falcione, B. A., Eichinger, K. M., Patel, R., and Empey, K. M. (2014). Immunosuppressive aspects of analgesics and sedatives used in mechanically ventilated patients: an underappreciated risk factor for the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients. Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 48(1), 77-85.
Patel, R., & Marcum, Z. A. (2014). Health IT and shared decision making: Tools to combat medication nonadherence. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 54(5), 463-464.
BOOK CHAPTERS
BOOK CHAPTERS
Patel R. Chapter 9: The Spice Rack of Health Apps, pp 115–127 in Pharmaceutical Care in Digital Revolution: Blending digital with human innovation; London, United Kingdom; 2023, Mirzaei, A, Rijcken, C; 2nd edition.
Hartman S, Knoebel R, Patel R, Siska M. Data Analytics and Insight: Driving Value, Optimizing Utilization, and Improving Overall Performance, pp 57–76 in Financial Management for Health-System Pharmacists; American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; Bethesda, MD; 2023, Granko R; 2nd edition.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS, MEDIA
OTHER PUBLICATIONS, MEDIA
Banks, Marcus, Pharmacists Step Up To Monitor AI Algorithms, Pharmacy Practice News, Pharmacy Technology Report, 23 August 2025. (Article Highlight)
Jodie Tillman, Prescriptions for progress: How pharmacy education is using AI, American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, Volume 82, Issue 9, 1 May 2025, Pages e409–e411 (Article Highlight)
Ferruggia, Kennedy, “APhA 2025: Enhancing Medication Management and Patient Safety With AI”, Pharmacy Times. March (2025). (Interview Link)
Gallagher, Ashley, Artificial Intelligence in Pharmacy Has Potential to Change Landscape | APhA 2025, Drug Topics. March (2025). (Interview Link)
Meara, Killian. “AI Can Improve Business Operations in Community Pharmacies and Benefit Patients.” Drug Topics - Total Pharmacy Journal. December (2023). (Interview Link)
Collins, Sonya. "Health apps, like meds, are not one-size-fits-all." Pharmacy Today 28.5 (2022): 33. (Expert Reference)
Designing the digital future of healthcare: Ravi Patel, Products of Pittsburgh Podcast, Clinical and Translational Science Institution, University of Pittsburgh (2020) (Podcast Episode)
PittChallenge 2020 – Hackathon, Futuredose.tech, Pharmacy Podcast Network (Podcast Episode)
Two Pills Podcast, “Three Men and a Podcast” (2019) (Podcast Episode)
TechVibe Radio: Pitt Challenge Hackathon, Pittsburgh Technology Council (2019) (Podcast Episode)
Funding
Funding
Funded Projects
Funded Projects
2024 (1 year) $30000
Unrestricted Gift
Consulting Investigator
Creating an enabling environment that fosters equity in digital access and enhances the capacity to effectively utilize AI for Sexual Reproductive Health education enhances the capacity to effectively utilize AI for Sexual Reproductive Health education
2023 (2 years) $17250
Innovation in Education Awards
University of Pittsburgh
Co-Investigator
Interactive Python Assignment Designer and Autograder
2020 (2 years) $12000
Walter L. Copeland Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation
University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurosurgery
Key Personnel
Development and Evaluation of an Augmented Reality(AR)-Based Surgical Guidance System
2020 (1 year) $5000
Open Education Funding Award
University of Pittsburgh, Office of the Provost
Principal Investigator
Oceans of Data Science, Distributary Pharmacy Application
2019 (1 year) $47500
Pitt Seed Project: Chancellor's Seed Funding Awards
University of Pittsburgh
Co-Investigator
Student Spaceflight Experiment Program
2018 (1 year) $49760
RPF: Healthy Aging Interventions
Pfizer
Principal Investigator
Patient and Clinician Perspective on Smart Speaker Technology Use for Chronic Care
2019 (1 year) $8000
Katz Center for Healthcare Management Seed Funding Grant
University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business
Co-Investigator
Developing and Examining a Rich View of Experiences with ICT Interventions for Expectant Mothers: Home Health Applications and Exposure to Information on Maternal Health and Anti-Vaccination Content
2018 (2 years) $37600
Pitt Seed Project: Chancellor's Seed Funding Awards
University of Pittsburgh
Co-Investigator
Serious and Transformational Games for Patient Education and Clinical Interventions
2018 (1 year) $12000
Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium – Subaward
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Principal Investigator
Student Spaceflight Exploration Program (SSEP) Mission 13 to the International Space Station
2018 (1 year) $9775
Provost’s Personalized Education Grant Program
University of Pittsburgh
Co-Investigator
“It’s Who You Know”: Feasibility of a Hybrid Recommender System to Connect Students with Informal Social Networks of Pitt Researchers
2018 (2 years) $5000
Novo Nordisk
Educational Grant
Author, Manager
DM Educate Comprehensive Diabetes Management Course
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