--- title: Blog Wise DX (5) description: News and Updates from Wise Diagnostic Systems - we serve nursing homes, long term care facilities and specialists. (5) --- [![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) [![View of doctor and patient with cancer](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/View%20of%20doctor%20and%20patient%20with%20cancer.jpeg?width=900&name=View%20of%20doctor%20and%20patient%20with%20cancer.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/6-in-10-american-adults-live-with-a-chronic-disease) ### [6 in 10 American Adults Live With a Chronic Disease](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/6-in-10-american-adults-live-with-a-chronic-disease) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 7 Jul, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/6-in-10-american-adults-live-with-a-chronic-disease%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/6-in-10-american-adults-live-with-a-chronic-disease&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/View%20of%20doctor%20and%20patient%20with%20cancer.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/6-in-10-american-adults-live-with-a-chronic-disease%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/6-in-10-american-adults-live-with-a-chronic-disease&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/View%20of%20doctor%20and%20patient%20with%20cancer.jpeg) The growing number of Americans living with a chronic disease is putting a significant physical and financial strain on the U.S. healthcare system. [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/6-in-10-american-adults-live-with-a-chronic-disease) **Topics** [Long-Term Care](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/long-term-care), [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare) ### [Long-Term Care Trends Driving the Industry Over the Next Decade](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/long-term-care-trends-driving-the-industry-over-the-next-decade) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 22 Jun, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/long-term-care-trends-driving-the-industry-over-the-next-decade%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/long-term-care-trends-driving-the-industry-over-the-next-decade&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Picture%20of%20smiling%20nurse%20assisting%20senior%20man.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/long-term-care-trends-driving-the-industry-over-the-next-decade%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/long-term-care-trends-driving-the-industry-over-the-next-decade&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Picture%20of%20smiling%20nurse%20assisting%20senior%20man.jpeg) [![Picture of smiling nurse assisting senior man](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Picture%20of%20smiling%20nurse%20assisting%20senior%20man.jpeg?width=500&name=Picture%20of%20smiling%20nurse%20assisting%20senior%20man.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/long-term-care-trends-driving-the-industry-over-the-next-decade) Long-term care trends in the United States are being driven by an aging population that is more than doubling in a 40-year span and a shrink... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/long-term-care-trends-driving-the-industry-over-the-next-decade) **Topics** [Long-Term Care](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/long-term-care), [Pharmacogenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pharmacogenomics), [PGx](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pgx) ### [Cost-Effectiveness of Genetic Testing to Minimize Adverse Drug Reactions](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/cost-effectiveness-of-genetic-testing-to-minimize-adverse-drug-reactions) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 13 Jun, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/cost-effectiveness-of-genetic-testing-to-minimize-adverse-drug-reactions%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/cost-effectiveness-of-genetic-testing-to-minimize-adverse-drug-reactions&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Scientists%20working%20attentively%20with%20microscope%20in%20laboratory.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/cost-effectiveness-of-genetic-testing-to-minimize-adverse-drug-reactions%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/cost-effectiveness-of-genetic-testing-to-minimize-adverse-drug-reactions&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Scientists%20working%20attentively%20with%20microscope%20in%20laboratory.jpeg) [![Scientists working attentively with microscope in laboratory](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Scientists%20working%20attentively%20with%20microscope%20in%20laboratory.jpeg?width=500&name=Scientists%20working%20attentively%20with%20microscope%20in%20laboratory.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/cost-effectiveness-of-genetic-testing-to-minimize-adverse-drug-reactions) A recent case study of the Teachers Retirement System of Kentucky (TRSKY) found that pharmacogenomics not only reduced health care costs but... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/cost-effectiveness-of-genetic-testing-to-minimize-adverse-drug-reactions) **Topics** [Long-Term Care](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/long-term-care), [Pharmacogenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pharmacogenomics), [PGx](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pgx) ### [Drugs and Prescriptions Targeted by Pharmacogenomics Testing (PGx)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/drugs-and-prescriptions-targeted-by-pharmacogenomics-testing-pgx) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 2 Jun, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/drugs-and-prescriptions-targeted-by-pharmacogenomics-testing-pgx%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/drugs-and-prescriptions-targeted-by-pharmacogenomics-testing-pgx&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Medicine%20doctor%20hand%20working%20with%20modern%20computer%20interface%20as%20concept.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/drugs-and-prescriptions-targeted-by-pharmacogenomics-testing-pgx%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/drugs-and-prescriptions-targeted-by-pharmacogenomics-testing-pgx&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Medicine%20doctor%20hand%20working%20with%20modern%20computer%20interface%20as%20concept.jpeg) [![Medicine doctor hand working with modern computer interface as concept](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Medicine%20doctor%20hand%20working%20with%20modern%20computer%20interface%20as%20concept.jpeg?width=500&name=Medicine%20doctor%20hand%20working%20with%20modern%20computer%20interface%20as%20concept.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/drugs-and-prescriptions-targeted-by-pharmacogenomics-testing-pgx) The benefits of pharmacogenomics testing (PGx) encompass a wide variety of prescription medications and their interactions with known genoty... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/drugs-and-prescriptions-targeted-by-pharmacogenomics-testing-pgx) **Topics** [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) ### [The Importance of Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Residents](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-importance-of-infection-prevention-for-long-term-care-residents) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 16 May, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-importance-of-infection-prevention-for-long-term-care-residents%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-importance-of-infection-prevention-for-long-term-care-residents&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Photo%20of%20retired%20man%20on%20private%20medical%20consultation.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-importance-of-infection-prevention-for-long-term-care-residents%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-importance-of-infection-prevention-for-long-term-care-residents&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Photo%20of%20retired%20man%20on%20private%20medical%20consultation.jpeg) [![Photo of retired man on private medical consultation](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Photo%20of%20retired%20man%20on%20private%20medical%20consultation.jpeg?width=500&name=Photo%20of%20retired%20man%20on%20private%20medical%20consultation.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-importance-of-infection-prevention-for-long-term-care-residents) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 to 3 million serious infections occur every year in nursing homes, ski... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/the-importance-of-infection-prevention-for-long-term-care-residents) **Topics** [Long-Term Care](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/long-term-care), [Healthcare](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/healthcare) ### [New UK Report: Embracing Pharmacogenomics Can Revolutionize Medicine](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/new-uk-report-embracing-pharmacogenomics-can-revolutionize-medicine) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 13 May, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/new-uk-report-embracing-pharmacogenomics-can-revolutionize-medicine%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/new-uk-report-embracing-pharmacogenomics-can-revolutionize-medicine&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/thumbnail_large%281%29-1.webp](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/new-uk-report-embracing-pharmacogenomics-can-revolutionize-medicine%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/new-uk-report-embracing-pharmacogenomics-can-revolutionize-medicine&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/thumbnail_large%281%29-1.webp) [![woman looking at microscope](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/thumbnail_large(1)-1.webp?width=500&name=thumbnail_large(1)-1.webp)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/new-uk-report-embracing-pharmacogenomics-can-revolutionize-medicine) A groundbreaking report released by the British Pharmacological Society and the Royal College of Physicians says that matching drugs to DNA ... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/new-uk-report-embracing-pharmacogenomics-can-revolutionize-medicine) **Topics** [Treatment](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/treatment), [Prescription Drugs](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/prescription-drugs), [Pharmacogenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pharmacogenomics) ### [Long-Term Care Future: Demand to Double While Workforce Shrinks](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/long-term-care-future-demand-to-double-while-workforce-shrinks) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 9 May, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/long-term-care-future-demand-to-double-while-workforce-shrinks%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/long-term-care-future-demand-to-double-while-workforce-shrinks&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Older%20disabled%20woman%20on%20wheelchair%20in%20nursing%20home.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/long-term-care-future-demand-to-double-while-workforce-shrinks%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/long-term-care-future-demand-to-double-while-workforce-shrinks&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Older%20disabled%20woman%20on%20wheelchair%20in%20nursing%20home.jpeg) [![Older disabled woman on wheelchair in nursing home.](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Older%20disabled%20woman%20on%20wheelchair%20in%20nursing%20home.jpeg?width=500&name=Older%20disabled%20woman%20on%20wheelchair%20in%20nursing%20home.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/long-term-care-future-demand-to-double-while-workforce-shrinks) May is officially “Older Americans Month”, a celebration of seniors and their contributions to our society, but with the U.S. population rap... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/long-term-care-future-demand-to-double-while-workforce-shrinks) **Topics** [Long-Term Care](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/long-term-care) ### [Study Shows PGx and CMM Shows Positive Clinical and Economic Outcomes](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/study-shows-pgx-and-cmm-shows-positive-clinical-and-economic-outcomes) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 4 May, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/study-shows-pgx-and-cmm-shows-positive-clinical-and-economic-outcomes%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/study-shows-pgx-and-cmm-shows-positive-clinical-and-economic-outcomes&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Patient%20with%20thumbs%20up%20and%20a%20group%20of%20doctors%20at%20the%20background.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/study-shows-pgx-and-cmm-shows-positive-clinical-and-economic-outcomes%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/study-shows-pgx-and-cmm-shows-positive-clinical-and-economic-outcomes&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Patient%20with%20thumbs%20up%20and%20a%20group%20of%20doctors%20at%20the%20background.jpeg) [![Patient with thumbs up and a group of doctors at the background](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Patient%20with%20thumbs%20up%20and%20a%20group%20of%20doctors%20at%20the%20background.jpeg?width=500&name=Patient%20with%20thumbs%20up%20and%20a%20group%20of%20doctors%20at%20the%20background.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/study-shows-pgx-and-cmm-shows-positive-clinical-and-economic-outcomes) A new peer-reviewed case study published in the Journal of Personalized Medicine shows the positive clinical and economic outcomes of a comb... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/study-shows-pgx-and-cmm-shows-positive-clinical-and-economic-outcomes) **Topics** [Pharmacogenomics](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pharmacogenomics), [PGx](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/tag/pgx) ### [Positive Side Effect: PGx Testing Can Reduce Prescription Drug Costs](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/positive-side-effect-pgx-testing-can-reduce-prescription-drug-costs) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 18 Apr, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/positive-side-effect-pgx-testing-can-reduce-prescription-drug-costs%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/positive-side-effect-pgx-testing-can-reduce-prescription-drug-costs&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/canva-MAEE-kfaZDc.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/positive-side-effect-pgx-testing-can-reduce-prescription-drug-costs%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/positive-side-effect-pgx-testing-can-reduce-prescription-drug-costs&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/canva-MAEE-kfaZDc.jpg) [![upset man because he's paying too much money for prescription drugs](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/canva-MAEE-kfaZDc.jpg?width=500&name=canva-MAEE-kfaZDc.jpg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/positive-side-effect-pgx-testing-can-reduce-prescription-drug-costs) Pharmacogenomics testing, which allows physicians to deliver personalized healthcare based on a patient’s genetic make-up, has some well-kno... [Read More](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/positive-side-effect-pgx-testing-can-reduce-prescription-drug-costs) **Topics** [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) ### [Identification, Treatment of UTIs Can Have Life-and-Death Consequences](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/identification-treatment-of-utis-can-have-life-and-death-consequences) Posted by [Wise Diagnostic Content Team](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/author/wise-diagnostic-systems) on 14 Apr, 2022 - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/identification-treatment-of-utis-can-have-life-and-death-consequences%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/identification-treatment-of-utis-can-have-life-and-death-consequences&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Elderly%20patient%20looking%20at%20a%20nurse%20in%20hospital%20ward.jpeg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/identification-treatment-of-utis-can-have-life-and-death-consequences%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/identification-treatment-of-utis-can-have-life-and-death-consequences&media=https://21189307.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21189307/Elderly%20patient%20looking%20at%20a%20nurse%20in%20hospital%20ward.jpeg) [![Elderly patient looking at a nurse in hospital.](https://blog.wisedx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Elderly%20patient%20looking%20at%20a%20nurse%20in%20hospital%20ward.jpeg?width=500&name=Elderly%20patient%20looking%20at%20a%20nurse%20in%20hospital%20ward.jpeg)](https://blog.wisedx.com/blog/identification-treatment-of-utis-can-have-life-and-death-consequences) The identification and treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs), especially those caused by the ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae family... 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