Consequences of the Consolidation of Health Care
Is the consolidation of health care and its bureaucracy getting in the way of patient treatment and physician happiness? Health care professionals know that the system in which they work has become more complex than ever before. Health care policy, insurance,...
Stress in the ICU During COVID-19
ICU Stress Pre-Covid It is no secret that the critical care working environment heads higher stressors than most professional settings. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, studies found roughly 1 in every 2 ICU professionals reported moderate stress during their normal...
7 Reasons You Need PEPID
It takes a lot to provide patient-centered, evidence-based care. From dosing calculations to uncommon conditions, even the most seasoned clinician can benefit from a tool designed for the 10-second triple-check. That’s exactly what PEPID specialty-specific...
Mental Health Within COVID-19 Pandemic
Pandemic Affiliated Stressors With change, stress, and uncertainty comes many questions and worries. Since the pandemic of the COVID-19 began, there has been an increased threat of mental illnesses. There are not stressors solely from attempting to stay healthy and...
PEPID at HIMSS20 Digital
Discover Clinical Integration & PGx Solutions Virtual HIMSS 2020 | Online Experience the education and innovation of the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition… virtually. PEPID is participating in the effort to continue collaborating with the...
Blood Test to Predict Alzheimer’s 94% Accurate
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO recently reported a game changing blood test that could significantly decrease the cost of clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease. The findings, published August 1st in the journal Neurology,...
Rock It Like A Surgeon
According to a study by Figure 1 and Spotify 90% of surgeons and surgical residents listen to music in the operating theater, and the most popular genre of the 700 surgeons from more than 50 countries surveyed is rock at 49% and pop at 48%. Classical followed closely...
PEPIDPrimer: 10 Basic Critical Appraisal Questions for Healthcare Professionals and Librarians
Using Critical Appraisal to Find the Best Resources in the Midst of ‘Information Overload’ The rise of evidence-based practice (EBP) has been transformative in accomplishing value-based provider goals and improving patient outcomes. Over 12,000 new...
Onward and Down 2019: Medical Cost Trends and Pharmacy-Led Strategies to Mitigate Them
Healthcare reform and improvement has entered exciting times. Medical R&D and health informatics (HIT) are growing at a rapid rate, offering better options to a more curious and proactive generation of consumers. More regulatory bodies and forward-thinking...
Annual World Breastfeeding Week and the Benefits of Breastfeeding
August kicks off with World Breastfeeding Week, now on its 27th year since it was first celebrated by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) in 1992. Every August 1-7, WABA partners with a worldwide network of organizations to encourage breastfeeding,...
Health as a Whole: How Does Your Community Health Measure Up?
Your patient’s community health plays a vital role in their health. The US Census has measured different facets of community health and ranked the best counties of the US. The results are in, and the top 500 communities in America have been ranked. The...
World AIDS Day: 3 Reasons to be Optimistic
World Aids Day is Friday, December 1. It’s a day to bring awareness to HIV/AIDS, a disease that took more than one million lives in 2016 alone. Luckily, we’re closer than ever before to finding a cure. Here are three methods that could hold the keys to curing...
PEPID Profiles: Saving Lives with Larissa Braun, RN, BSN
Listening to her mother’s stories about being air ambulance paramedic, Larissa Braun knew she wanted to be a nurse at an early age. Fueled by adrenaline, she knew she was meant for intensive care medicine, and now she thrives in public health.
