The care management team is perhaps one of the largest sources of investment for ACOs or any other organization transitioning to a value-based payment model. Therefore, it is critical that an organization use every piece of data available to guide the care team in identifying high-risk, high-cost patients to effectively manage the population as a whole. Only then does achieving … Read More
Population Health: YouScript’s Genetic Risk Analysis Tool
We’ve recently updated our Risk Analysis tool in YouScript to make it more useful for you! On the left side of the screen, you will see the Genetic Risk Stratification graph. This graph shows the likelihood of CYP pharmacogenetic testing being clinically actionable. It stratifies patients based on their genetic risk percentage into one of four categories: High Risk (≥40%) … Read More
Finding the Right Medications with YouScript
What if an underutilized type of genetic testing, combined with state-of-the-art software, could cut ER visits by more than half and reduce hospitalizations by one third? Now there is a simple genetic test, that can help your doctor determine which drugs and doses are right for you.
Recent Article in JAMA Underscores Need for Pharmacogenetics
On March 21, an article published online in JAMA Internal Medicine examined changes in the prevalence of medication use and the frequency of major drug-drug interactions. The study was authored by Dima M. Qato, PharmD, MPH, PhD of the Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes, and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and colleagues. In-home interviews, with direct medication … Read More
White House 2016 Precision Medicine Initiative Summit – Recap
In January 2015, President Obama announced the Precision Medicine Initiative, or PMI. The PMI was originally portioned $215 million in the 2016 budget, with the aim to use patient volunteered data on a massive scale to accelerate medical research and thus aim to accelerate our ability to treat and prevent disease. Around the one-year anniversary of the announcement of the … Read More
HIMSS16 Recap
YouScript has received a fair amount of attention at HIMSS since we first began attending the conference in 2013. Pharmacogenetic testing and precision prescribing are always hot topics that draw a lot of attention. Unfortunately, over the past few years that attention has had a challenging time evolving into action. The concept seems to have trouble gaining traction in the … Read More
U.S. VA Awards Genelex Contract to Reduce Veterans’ Healthcare Costs
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a Federal Supply Schedule contract to Genelex as a government supplier, which took effect March 15th, 2016. The contract makes pharmacogenetic testing accessible to clinicians in the Veterans Administration, so their patients can immediately benefit from precision medicine. The approval will also allow healthcare providers in the Department of Defense, Bureau of … Read More
Precision Trials Challenge – LINK, please comment or like
Big thanks to Ranjit who submitted to this challenge with little notice, description is below. Comments from the online community will also be used as judging criteria. So any responses via comments/applause/views via the link below with respect to this idea’s innovation, impact and feasibility (a simple login using your existing Google or Facebook account is required) are appreciated. The … Read More
Alert Fatigue
Have you heard of “alert fatigue“? This is the phrase used to describe the de-sensitization to safety alerts that healthcare providers experience when using healthcare technologies. This de-sensitization occurs because of the large number of, usually inconsequential, safety alerts triggered by each piece of technology. These alerts may range from a visual drug interaction alert that flags when a provider … Read More
Visit Genelex this week at HIMSS16 in Las Vegas
Visit Genelex this week at HIMSS16 in Las Vegas and see why we’re in the headlines: HIMSS Honoree explains why you won’t want to miss Genelex at the conference: “This is a real, practical application of precision medicine that saves lives by helping solve the ADE problem. “ –Dave Garets, internationally known Healthcare IT Industry Analyst, author, and speaker. … Read More