Timely Insights for Healthcare Experts
ER Unity: The Secret Ingredient in Patient Care
The Importance of Teamwork in the Emergency Room The emergency room (ER) is a fast-paced and high-stress environment where every second counts. Patients who arrive at the ER may be suffering from a wide range of conditions, some of which can be life-threatening....
11 Tips For First-Year Residents
11 Tips for First-Year Residents: You matched! After earning your bachelor’s, completing medical school, acing your residency application, and nailing your residency interview, you now are getting ready for the next phase in your medical training: residency.With Match...
Thank A Resident Day
Thank a Resident Day is February 26, 2021 Thank A Resident Day was initiated by the Gold Humanism Honor Society in 2018 to honor residents for their hard work and dedication to providing excellent patient care. Residents serve as an integral part of the healthcare...
PEPID in 2020: A Year in Review
PEPID in 2020: A Year in Review 2020 is a year to remember, no doubt. Amidst government-mandated lock-downs, spikes in COVID-19 cases, and a roll-out of multiple COVID vaccines, the PEPID Team has continued to innovate and update PEPID products to support professional...
The Obesity Epidemic
Let's take a moment in the midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic, to discuss one of the other major issues within America today: the obesity epidemic. Obesity is the term used when a person is grossly overweight. This is determined by analyzing body mass index (BMI) or a...
COVID-19: Where We Are Now?
10 Months Later On March 11, 2020, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus, now named COVID-19, a global pandemic. 10 months after being declared a global emergency, the pandemic in the United States of America is seeing record-breaking...
COVID-19 & Influenza 2020-2021 Recommendations & Triaging Tools
Logistical Hurdles of 2020-2021 Flu SeasonAs we navigate the 2020-2021's flu season, clinicians must prepare for a level of coinfection between influenza and COVID-19 during periods of community co-circulation of influenza viruses and SARS-CoV-2. There are many...
Preparing for Holiday Catastrophes with PEPID
The holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year, but that’s not always the case. In fact, for some the holiday season could mean it’s time to deck the halls with gauze and band-aids. In 100 hospitals spread throughout the U.S., The Consumer Product Safety...
How Race and Class Contribute to Disparities in Autism Diagnosis
The Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Often the difference between living a healthy or unhealthy life and sometimes even the difference between life or death boils down to accessibility to healthcare. When examining the demographic of who has adequate access to...
3 Ways Coronavirus Disease 2019 has Changed Health Care
Throughout a few short weeks, we saw the entire world shut down in an attempt to limit the spread of the deadly coronavirus or COVID-19. As this occurred, many aspects of life were affected. Here in the United States one of the major industries impacted by COVID was...
Why you should skip the web search for medical images
Although the world wide web is an excellent resource for finding restaurants, ordering products, and learning about your latest hobby, it is not reliable or credible as a medical reference, even as a quick image search. Evidence-based, peer-reviewed tools are...
Patients’ Time is Money – Tech-Driven Solutions to Inefficient Patient Flow
Long Wait Times May Lose You Patients A patient wait time survey that drew responses from 329 patients and 1,231 physicians can help present the current state of waiting rooms across America before COVID-19: Patient wait times in US pharmacies, emergency rooms, and...
Occupational Stressors of ED Physicians
The Double-edged Sword In the field of medicine, the Emergency Department presents a unique working environment that doesn’t quite compare with other clinical settings. It can be looked at as a double-edged sword. On one hand, the ED offers prestigious, high value,...
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...
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,...
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 clinical...
Next Gen Now: Telemedicine & E-visits
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...
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...
Will COVID-19 Force Us to Finally Accept Telemedicine?
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...