Friday, August 26, 2022

Missing MARs Report


The Missing MARs report monitors Medication Administration Record (MAR) compliance by identifying overdue medication administrations, missing medication documentation, incomplete PRN follow-up activities, and other medication-record exceptions. It helps nursing, residential, and operational staff identify documentation issues, monitor medication administration timeliness, and prioritize corrective actions before compliance concerns develop.

Past Due Summary

The Past Due Summary page serves as the primary operational monitoring page for overdue medication administrations and missing MAR documentation. It provides a high-level overview of medication compliance issues, overdue medications, and past-due activity across programs and locations.

The page allows users to:

  • Review overdue medication administrations.
  • Monitor medications administered beyond established time thresholds.
  • Identify individuals with overdue MAR activity.
  • Analyze overdue trends by program.
  • Review medication activity by medication type.
  • Prioritize follow-up actions for unresolved items.



Past Due Influencers

The Past Due Influencers page serves as the report's analytical page for identifying common contributors to overdue medication activity and compliance issues. It helps users understand patterns associated with missing MAR documentation and delayed medication administration.

The page allows users to:

  • Identify factors associated with overdue MAR activity.
  • Analyze common causes of documentation deficiencies.
  • Review trends contributing to compliance concerns.
  • Support process-improvement efforts.

None / LOA / On Hold

The None / LOA / On Hold page serves as an exception-management page for medication administration compliance. It is designed to identify individuals who are not actively participating in the standard MAR monitoring process due to status conditions that may affect medication administration expectations or reporting results.

The page allows users to:

  • Review individuals with a status of None, Leave of Absence (LOA), or On Hold.
  • Verify whether excluded individuals should still be included in medication administration monitoring.
  • Identify records that may affect compliance calculations.
  • Review individuals whose status may explain missing or incomplete MAR activity.
  • Support data validation and compliance review activities by separating expected exceptions from true documentation issues.


Record Influencers

The Record Influencers page serves as a detailed analysis page focused on individual medication administration records. It supports deeper investigation into documentation outcomes and recurring compliance issues.

The page allows users to:

  • Analyze individual MAR records.
  • Review factors related to specific documentation issues.
  • Investigate recurring compliance patterns.
  • Support root-cause analysis activities.


PRN Administrations

The PRN Administrations page serves as the primary monitoring page for PRN medication activity. It provides visibility into PRN medication administration patterns and documentation compliance.

The page allows users to:

  • Review PRN medication administrations.
  • Monitor medication usage patterns.
  • Analyze administration frequency.
  • Evaluate PRN documentation compliance.

PRN w/out Follow-Up

The PRN w/out Follow-Up page serves as the primary compliance page for identifying administered PRN medications that do not have required follow-up documentation. It helps ensure required monitoring and documentation activities are completed appropriately.

The page allows users to:

  • Identify PRN medications missing follow-up documentation.
  • Monitor follow-up compliance.
  • Review unresolved PRN documentation issues.
  • Support corrective action efforts.


IDT Summary

The IDT Summary page serves as the executive and interdisciplinary team overview page for medication administration compliance. It provides a summarized view of overdue activity, compliance trends, and operational performance.

The page allows users to:

  • Review overall medication compliance performance.
  • Monitor overdue administration trends.
  • Evaluate organizational performance.
  • Identify areas requiring operational attention.


Version Notes

The Version Notes page documents report calculations, business rules, data source changes, enhancement history, and report maintenance activities. It serves as the technical documentation for the report and provides reference information for users who need to understand how the report is built, maintained, and updated.




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