by Megan Brown | Apr 19, 2021 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Primary Care
Immediate pause in the use of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine As of April 13, the CDC and FDA called for an immediate a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine to investigate six U.S. cases of a rare and severe blood clot cerebral venous sinus thrombosis...
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by Megan Brown | Apr 7, 2021 | Nursing
The Nurses role in recognizing & responding to Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome April is Alcohol Awareness Month. 5.3% of people 12 and older in the U.S. (equaling 14.5 million) have alcohol use disorder and may be at high risk of alcohol withdrawal syndrome during an...
by Megan Brown | Feb 17, 2021 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care
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...
by Megan Brown | Jan 5, 2021 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care
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...
by PEPID Newsroom | Dec 30, 2020 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care
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...
by Megan Brown | Sep 21, 2020 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care
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...
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 Anna Tan | May 2, 2019 | Nursing
Nurses Have it Rough While a 3-day weekly work schedule and constant hiring demand may sound like a dream, many nurses wage a constant battle against burnout. A 2017 survey of over 600 American nurses between the ages of 25 and 55 revealed 50% have considered leaving...
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, 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 | 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...
