by PEPID Newsroom | Apr 27, 2020 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care
Unavoidable Adaptation to Telemedicine The COVID-19 Pandemic has proved to be a truly strange time for everyone. Patients and providers alike agree social distancing has had its negatives. But perhaps the burden that has been put on society will be the driving force...
by PEPID Newsroom | Apr 27, 2020 | Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care
The Tech Savvy Uprising With patients and providers alike becoming more tech-savvy, it is no surprise that technology is increasingly being implemented to facilitate the patient-physician relationship. Telemedicine, which is defined as the remote diagnosis and...
by Anna Tan | Jun 24, 2019 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care
Summer is in full swing, and what better way to welcome the hottest time of the year than with a fun-filled weekend in the great outdoors. Whether you’re unwinding in a private cabin in the woods or pitching a cozy tent by the lake, too much exposure and too...
by PEPID Newsroom | May 23, 2019 | Alerts, Pharmacy
Every year, the US FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) releases a list of newly-approved novel drugs and therapeutic biological products. Last year’s Novel Drug Approvals list holds the record for the most number of approved drugs, effectively...
by Megan Brown | Apr 22, 2019 | Featured Posts, Pharmacy, Primary Care
About World Immunization Week World Immunization Week is a global public health campaign to raise awareness and increase rates of immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases around the world. World immunization week takes place each year during the last week of...
by PEPID Newsroom | Feb 13, 2019 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care
Founder and CEO, Mark Rosenbloom, MD, MBA joins PEPID Pulse’s Implementing Precision Medicine live broadcast series at HIMSS 2019. Dr. Rosenbloom’s talk, “Implementing Precision Medicine in the Clinical Setting: Challenges and Rewards” expounds on: Pharmacogenomics’...
by PEPID Newsroom | Feb 13, 2019 | Emergency Medicine, Featured Posts, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care
PEPID’s Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Edward Reynolds joins the Pulse during HIMSS 2019 to talk about the development strategy and objectives behind the company’s most cutting-edge release. His talk, “Precision without Fatigue: Focusing on...
by Anna Tan | Nov 19, 2018 | Pharmacy
Today’s healthcare industry is a race between technology, policy, and support, with the endpoint for all of them being a more patient-centered approach. Technological advancements have made precision medicine possible, resulting in an explosion of data and inquiries...
by Anna Tan | Nov 14, 2018 | Pharmacy
Moving Forward with Proper PGx Expectations 2,5Pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing and PGx-based treatments may be all the rage in precision medicine today, but more genetic and pharmacology experts – especially in the areas of cardiology, pain management, and psychiatry –...
by Anna Tan | Nov 8, 2018 | Pharmacy
Moving Forward with Remote SupportThe intimidating costs behind patient-centered healthcare reform can be mitigated with the added revenue and reduced labor costs of establishing remote pharmacy models (RPMs). These highly efficient sites not only give operational...
by Anna Tan | Nov 1, 2018 | Pharmacy
Moving Forward with New Provisions The Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6), signed on October 24, 2018, addresses the opioid crisis by reducing supply and access while...
by Anna Tan | Oct 15, 2018 | Pharmacy, Primary Care
Getting a Bigger Slice of the P.I.E.: The Pharmacist’s Duties in Clinical Pharmacogenomics (PGx) Ninety percent of Americans live within 5 miles of a community pharmacy, with local patients averaging 35 drugstore visits annually. Compared to the average frequency of 4...
by Anna Tan | Oct 8, 2018 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care
Pharmacogenomics (PGx) is rapidly evolving from being a “luxury” diagnostic test to the healthcare standard millions of patients and providers have been waiting for. Although PGx is a relatively new field, the R&D support and buzz behind it is growing...
by Anna Tan | Oct 1, 2018 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care
While medical R&D has been making great strides in precision medicine and pharmacogenetics – ultimately tailoring diagnostics and treatments to match individuals on a submolecular level – healthcare providers need to remember that their relationships with their...
by Anna Tan | Aug 13, 2018 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care
Following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) April 2018 rule proposal comes the finalization of the “Promoting Interoperability” rule (PI, formerly known as the Meaningful Use program). CMS hopes that by reshaping the rule to be more concise and...
