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
CYP2C19 and Clopidogrel Therapy for Stroke Patients
Key Takeaway: The use of clopidogrel plus aspirin compared with aspirin alone reduced the risk of a new stroke only in patients with normal CYP2C19 activity. This supports the findings that CYP2C19 genotype has a role in the efficacy of this treatment. Each year, approximately 795,000 people in the United States suffer a stroke and antiplatelet therapy plays a critical … Read More
This Month in Pharmacogenetics
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: YouScript Facebook, YouScript Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and our partner sites Genelex Facebook and Genelex Twitter. … Read More
Updated Phenotype Terminology
YouScript and Genelex Labs have updated their phenotype names to be consistent with the standardized terms for clinical pharmacogenetic test results proposed by the Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) in the July 2016 issue of Genetics in Medicine. Like CPIC, we believe that implementing standardized terminology is an important step toward the widespread adoption of clinical pharmacogenetics. These standard terms … Read More
CYP2D6 Testing Could Ease Parents Fears After Codeine Warning
A recent warning from the American Academy of Pediatrics has many parents worrying if their child is an ultrarapid metabolizer of the popular drug codeine. The clinical report is calling for a formal restriction of codeine, over risks of life-threatening or fatal breathing reactions. The pain reliever is often given in hospitals for procedures such as tonsillectomies and is commonly … Read More
The Value of Usability Engineering in Clinical Decision Support Tools
National Health IT Week celebrates the power of Health Information Technology to improve the health and healthcare of patients across the nation. The advantages and disadvantages of technology such as Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems have been discussed since 2009 with the passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. Similarly, Clinical Decision Support Systems … Read More