--- title: Blog Wise DX (2) description: News and Updates from Wise Diagnostic Systems - we serve nursing homes, long term care facilities and specialists. (2) --- [![Wise Logo](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Wise%20Logo.webp?width=181&height=78&name=Wise%20Logo.webp "Wise Logo")](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [Why Choose Wise DX](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [Who We Serve](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [Insurance & Billing](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [About Us](https://www.wisedx.com/) - [Blog](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog) - [Contact](https://www.wisedx.com/) ![](https://blog.wisedx.com/hubfs/hero.jpg) [![Prescription Pills laying on top of a paper that says Urinary Tract Infection ](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/screen_2x-1.jpg?width=900&name=screen_2x-1.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-are-catheter-associated-utis-and-how-to-prevent-them) ### [What are “Catheter-Associated UTI's” and How to Prevent Them](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-are-catheter-associated-utis-and-how-to-prevent-them) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 21 Feb, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-are-catheter-associated-utis-and-how-to-prevent-them%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-are-catheter-associated-utis-and-how-to-prevent-them&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/screen_2x-1.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-are-catheter-associated-utis-and-how-to-prevent-them%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-are-catheter-associated-utis-and-how-to-prevent-them&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/screen_2x-1.jpg) Urinary tract infections (UTIs) account for almost half of all hospital-acquired infections annually and between 70 and 80 percent of those UTIs are attributable to an indwelling urethral catheter. [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-are-catheter-associated-utis-and-how-to-prevent-them) **Topics** [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare), [Infections](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/infections) ### [Pharmacy Forecast: Patients Want Personalized Care, Pharmacogenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/2023-pharmacy-forecast-patients-want-personalized-care-pharmacogenomics) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 8 Feb, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/2023-pharmacy-forecast-patients-want-personalized-care-pharmacogenomics%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/2023-pharmacy-forecast-patients-want-personalized-care-pharmacogenomics&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Smiling%20pharmacist%20and%20customer%20discussing%20a%20product%20in%20the%20pharmacy.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/2023-pharmacy-forecast-patients-want-personalized-care-pharmacogenomics%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/2023-pharmacy-forecast-patients-want-personalized-care-pharmacogenomics&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Smiling%20pharmacist%20and%20customer%20discussing%20a%20product%20in%20the%20pharmacy.jpeg) [![Smiling pharmacist and customer discussing a product in the pharmacy](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Smiling%20pharmacist%20and%20customer%20discussing%20a%20product%20in%20the%20pharmacy.jpeg?width=500&name=Smiling%20pharmacist%20and%20customer%20discussing%20a%20product%20in%20the%20pharmacy.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/2023-pharmacy-forecast-patients-want-personalized-care-pharmacogenomics) The “Pharmacy Next: Health Consumer Medication Trends” survey commissioned by Wolters Kluwer shows that patients in 2023 want personalized m... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/2023-pharmacy-forecast-patients-want-personalized-care-pharmacogenomics) **Topics** [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare), [Prescription Drugs](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/prescription-drugs), [Pharmacogenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pharmacogenomics), [PGx](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pgx) ### [What is Nutrigenomics?](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-nutrigenomics) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 2 Feb, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-nutrigenomics%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-nutrigenomics&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/canva-MADEMa4ZBDw.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-nutrigenomics%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-nutrigenomics&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/canva-MADEMa4ZBDw.jpg) [![Nutrigenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/canva-MADEMa4ZBDw.jpg?width=500&name=canva-MADEMa4ZBDw.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-nutrigenomics) Pharmacogenomics is not the only emerging field to utilize genetic testing to help deliver personalized healthcare as nutrigenomics, which s... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/what-is-nutrigenomics) **Topics** [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare), [Pharmacogenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pharmacogenomics), [PGx](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pgx), [Nutrigenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/nutrigenomics) ### [Different Types of Clinical Testing Labs](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/different-types-of-clinical-testing-labs) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 26 Jan, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/different-types-of-clinical-testing-labs%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/different-types-of-clinical-testing-labs&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Scientists%20working%20attentively%20with%20microscopes%20in%20laboratory.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/different-types-of-clinical-testing-labs%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/different-types-of-clinical-testing-labs&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Scientists%20working%20attentively%20with%20microscopes%20in%20laboratory.jpeg) [![Scientists working attentively with microscopes in laboratory.](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Scientists%20working%20attentively%20with%20microscopes%20in%20laboratory.jpeg?width=500&name=Scientists%20working%20attentively%20with%20microscopes%20in%20laboratory.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/different-types-of-clinical-testing-labs) Clinical testing labs, previously an unsung component of the healthcare system, have become increasingly recognized for their significant ro... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/different-types-of-clinical-testing-labs) **Topics** [Treatment](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/treatment), [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare) ### [PGx Testing Becoming a New Standard - Studies Show a Savings of Lives](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/pgx-testing-becoming-a-new-standard-of-care-as-studies-show-a-savings-of-lives-costs) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 16 Jan, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/pgx-testing-becoming-a-new-standard-of-care-as-studies-show-a-savings-of-lives-costs%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/pgx-testing-becoming-a-new-standard-of-care-as-studies-show-a-savings-of-lives-costs&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/thumbnail_large-1%285%29.webp](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/pgx-testing-becoming-a-new-standard-of-care-as-studies-show-a-savings-of-lives-costs%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/pgx-testing-becoming-a-new-standard-of-care-as-studies-show-a-savings-of-lives-costs&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/thumbnail_large-1%285%29.webp) [![lab testing](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/thumbnail_large-1(5).webp?width=500&name=thumbnail_large-1(5).webp)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/pgx-testing-becoming-a-new-standard-of-care-as-studies-show-a-savings-of-lives-costs) Pharmacogenomics (PGx) testing is becoming a new standard of care when prescribing medications about how inherited genetic differences affec... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/pgx-testing-becoming-a-new-standard-of-care-as-studies-show-a-savings-of-lives-costs) **Topics** [Pharmacogenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pharmacogenomics), [PGx](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pgx) ### [Healthcare Costs Set to Increase in 2023](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/healthcare-costs-set-to-increase-in-2023) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 10 Jan, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/healthcare-costs-set-to-increase-in-2023%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/healthcare-costs-set-to-increase-in-2023&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Examination%20of%20financial%20condition%20Stethoscope%20on%20pile%20of%20U.S.%20twenty-dollar%20bills%20isolated%20on%20white%20background.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/healthcare-costs-set-to-increase-in-2023%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/healthcare-costs-set-to-increase-in-2023&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Examination%20of%20financial%20condition%20Stethoscope%20on%20pile%20of%20U.S.%20twenty-dollar%20bills%20isolated%20on%20white%20background.jpeg) [![Stethoscope on pile of U.S. twenty-dollar bills isolated on white background](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Examination%20of%20financial%20condition%20Stethoscope%20on%20pile%20of%20U.S.%20twenty-dollar%20bills%20isolated%20on%20white%20background.jpeg?width=500&name=Examination%20of%20financial%20condition%20Stethoscope%20on%20pile%20of%20U.S.%20twenty-dollar%20bills%20isolated%20on%20white%20background.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/healthcare-costs-set-to-increase-in-2023) Employers will be searching for initiatives to control benefit costs as healthcare costs are set to increase an estimated 7 percent in 2023. [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/healthcare-costs-set-to-increase-in-2023) **Topics** [COVID-19](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/covid-19), [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare), [Prescription Drugs](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/prescription-drugs) ### [10 of the Most Common Type of Blood Tests](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/10-of-the-most-common-type-of-blood-tests) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 4 Jan, 2023 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/10-of-the-most-common-type-of-blood-tests%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/10-of-the-most-common-type-of-blood-tests&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/s2-1.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/10-of-the-most-common-type-of-blood-tests%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/10-of-the-most-common-type-of-blood-tests&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/s2-1.jpg) [![blood sample vials laying on top of test results](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/s2-1.jpg?width=500&name=s2-1.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/10-of-the-most-common-type-of-blood-tests) Blood tests are one of the most common, and useful, procedures that healthcare providers use to monitor our health. [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/10-of-the-most-common-type-of-blood-tests) **Topics** [Infectious Disease](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/infectious-disease), [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare) ### [COVID-19 Pandemic Reaches 3-Year Mark: How U.S. Efforts Stack Up](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/covid-19-pandemic-reaches-3-year-mark-how-u.s.-efforts-stack-up) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 20 Dec, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/covid-19-pandemic-reaches-3-year-mark-how-u.s.-efforts-stack-up%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/covid-19-pandemic-reaches-3-year-mark-how-u.s.-efforts-stack-up&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/American%20flag%20with%20physician.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/covid-19-pandemic-reaches-3-year-mark-how-u.s.-efforts-stack-up%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/covid-19-pandemic-reaches-3-year-mark-how-u.s.-efforts-stack-up&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/American%20flag%20with%20physician.jpg) [![American Flag with Physician](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/American%20flag%20with%20physician.jpg?width=500&name=American%20flag%20with%20physician.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/covid-19-pandemic-reaches-3-year-mark-how-u.s.-efforts-stack-up) As we celebrate the coming of a new year with 2023 on the horizon, there is a darker milestone coming up as the COVID-19 pandemic reaches it... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/covid-19-pandemic-reaches-3-year-mark-how-u.s.-efforts-stack-up) **Topics** [COVID-19](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/covid-19), [Infectious Disease](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/infectious-disease), [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare) ### [Importance of Taking Antibiotics within Recommended Doctor Practices](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/importance-of-taking-antibiotics-within-recommended-doctor-practices) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 15 Dec, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/importance-of-taking-antibiotics-within-recommended-doctor-practices%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/importance-of-taking-antibiotics-within-recommended-doctor-practices&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Antibiotics.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/importance-of-taking-antibiotics-within-recommended-doctor-practices%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/importance-of-taking-antibiotics-within-recommended-doctor-practices&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Antibiotics.jpg) [![Antibiotics spilled on a table](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Antibiotics.jpg?width=500&name=Antibiotics.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/importance-of-taking-antibiotics-within-recommended-doctor-practices) Antibiotics have often been called a modern miracle for good reason as some argue that in a world without effective antibiotics, global life... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/importance-of-taking-antibiotics-within-recommended-doctor-practices) **Topics** [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare), [Prescription Drugs](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/prescription-drugs) ### [Actions to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/actions-to-fight-antimicrobial-resistance) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 9 Dec, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/actions-to-fight-antimicrobial-resistance%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/actions-to-fight-antimicrobial-resistance&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Antimicrobial%20Resistance.webp](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/actions-to-fight-antimicrobial-resistance%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/actions-to-fight-antimicrobial-resistance&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Antimicrobial%20Resistance.webp) [![Antimicrobial Resistance](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Antimicrobial%20Resistance.webp?width=500&name=Antimicrobial%20Resistance.webp)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/actions-to-fight-antimicrobial-resistance) While it will take decades to unpack all the side effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic, researchers already know it is responsible for a ... 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