Clinicians who treat psychiatric patients know that medications can be lifesaving, but they also know that these same potentially lifesaving psychotropic medications can have serious side effects. We now have a tool in pharmacogenetic testing that can help minimize medication side effects. Patients are increasingly requesting that their provider use this tool to help more accurately select a treatment, address … Read More
This Month in Pharmacogenetics and HealthIT – January 2017
Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine is trending like never before, with the strides that are being made in this field. While you can go and search out the news yourself, we want to make it easy for you. You can start by following social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and our preferred lab partner, Genelex on Facebook and Twitter. We’re constantly … Read More
HIMSS Returns to Orlando in February
Over 40,000 health care technology executives, physicians, and policymakers are expected to descend upon Orlando in February for the HIMSS annual conference and exhibition. The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual convention opens February 19th in Orlando and runs until February 23rd. The largest health care trade show in the U.S., HIMSS 2017 will showcase the newest technologies, … Read More
YouScript Now a Member of NAACOS
Seattle, WA— January 10, 2017 – Today, YouScript became the newest member of the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) Business Partnership, a group of 101 businesses, organizations and vendors working to create tools that help Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) work together to increase quality of care, lower costs, and improve the health of their communities. YouScript is excited to join … Read More
This Month in Pharmacogenetics and HealthIT – December 2016
Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine is trending like never before, with the strides that are being made in this field. While you can go and search out the news yourself, we want to make it easy for you. You can start by following social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and our preferred lab partner, Genelex on Facebook and Twitter. We’re constantly … Read More
YouScript Strengthens with Strategic New Hire
December 20, 2016 (Seattle, WA) — YouScript Inc., today announced that well-regarded health IT industry professional Mike Issac has joined the team as Executive Vice President of Implementation. In this role, Issac will work closely with YouScript internal teams to oversee the successful implementation of the YouScript software at top medical centers using Epic, Cerner, AthenaHealth, and other EHR and … Read More
Health IT: Starting With a Problem, Not a Solution
When we think about our most utilized pieces of technology, whether it is a word processor or a claims submittal website, do we find its usefulness in the core technology that makes it work, or in the ease and resources it provides for us? For all of us, we are looking to simplify a task, from taking faster and cleaner … Read More
This Month in Pharmacogenetics and HealthIT – November 2016
Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine is trending like never before, with the strides that are being made in this field. While you can go and search out the news yourself, we want to make it easy for you. You can start by following social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and our preferred partner lab, Genelex on Facebook and Twitter. We’re … Read More
Role of Clinical Decision Support Tools for Insurers
In an emerging market, health informatics companies are designing new and specific clinical decision support tools (CDS) with cost saving measures in mind. Many developers market their service as an upfront cost to long-term major savings. As defined by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, health informatics is the interdisciplinary study of the design, development, adoption, and application of IT-based … Read More
National Quality Forum Report on Health IT Challenges
In March, The National Quality Forum (NQF) issued a 96-page report which identified several areas of improvement necessary to patient safety and health IT (HIT) along with multiple recommendations. The report, “Identification and Prioritization of Health IT Patient Safety Measures,” set out to provide top-level guidance to the measurement of health IT programs and safety. “The implementation and use of … Read More