by PEPID Newsroom | Jan 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
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)...
by PEPID Newsroom | Aug 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by PEPID Newsroom | Aug 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
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,...
by PEPID Newsroom | Aug 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
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,...
by PEPID Newsroom | Aug 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Megan Brown | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by PEPID Newsroom | Apr 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Megan Brown | Apr 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
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...
by Megan Brown | Aug 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
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,...
by Megan Brown | Aug 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
by Anna Tan | Apr 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
by Anna Tan | Nov 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by Anna Tan | Aug 3, 2018 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care, Uncategorized
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,...
by Megan Brown | Apr 19, 2018 | Primary Care, Uncategorized
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...
by Meredith Cunningham | Nov 30, 2017 | Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Primary Care, Uncategorized
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...
