What if an under-used type of genetic testing combined with state-of-the-art clinical decision support software could cut ER visits by more than half and reduce hospitalizations by a third in the elderly? New research has found that the YouScript Personalized Prescribing System, combining pharmacogenetic testing and patented medication management software, can do just that. Preliminary data from a soon-to-be-published study … Read More
YouScript 8.0 brings user-sourced improvements to award-winning personalized prescribing software
By Sarah Trowbridge Users asked, and YouScript Personalized Prescribing Software delivered. The end of July saw the launch of YouScript 8.0, which brings new features and improvements to software functionality, usability and content based on feedback from the healthcare providers who have made the software part of patient care. The update coincides with a complete redesign of the YouScript … Read More
Genelex-sponsored research awarded at managed care pharmacy conference
Recent research sponsored by Genelex and undertaken by University of Utah researchers has been recognized at the national Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) conference. The research shows that as many as 50 percent of patients 65 and older are taking at least one medication metabolized by a genetically variable drug metabolizing enzyme. The poster for this work, co-presented by Genelex … Read More
Genelex executive to speak on 2015 SXSW discussion panel
Genelex will have a face at this year’s SXSW Interactive Festival, one of the world’s most well-known global technology conferences, in Austin, Texas, on March 16. Kristine Ashcraft, Genelex’s Chief Operation Officer, will be part of a four-person panel discussion titled “Personalized Medicine: From a Vision Into a Plan”. The hour-long discussion will focus on how long it might take … Read More
Mixing old and new: House-call doctor uses cutting-edge technology in patient care
As a physician whose sole business is house calls, Devang Patel, DO, racks up quite a few miles seeing patients in the Plainfield area of Illinois. Dr. Patel begins every morning with a paper printout of his patient roster for the day, and more than a little technology. With his laptop and medical supplies in his car and the morning’s … Read More