LifeWatch, Perminova Collaborate on Integration of Heart Monitors with IT Systems

LifeWatch, a wireless cardiac monitoring service provider, is joining with Perminova, a developer of Web-based information systems for cardiology centers, to expand interoperability between medical monitoring devices and information technology in cardiac electrophysiology – the study of electric activity in the body.

The project will provide physicians, nurses, technologists and other staff with a single source for patient information.  

Reports from LifeWatch's cardiac monitoring and telemetry products will be integrated with Perminova EP, an information system designed for electrophysiology, in Perminova's cloud-based system.

Cardiac patients with a Lifewatch cardiac monitor possess data that is first uploaded from the monitor to the LifeWatch data center, then pushed to Perminova's database to be matched with their individual files.

From there, data is used by EP lab clinicians and becomes part of the health system's electronic medical record. This entire process is electronic, greatly reducing the risk of human error.

"The strategic relationship between Perminova and LifeWatch creates important benefits for patients and healthcare systems," said Craig K. Collins, president and CEO at Perminova. "On a daily basis, it will streamline workflow and improve patient safety in cardiac procedures. In a larger sense, medical device integration between Perminova and LifeWatch creates true interoperability, one of the primary objectives in the advancement of health information technology today."

Cardiac monitors allow patients to live their lives outside the hospital while still being screened for any arrhythmias or problems. Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the U.S.  

These monitors track an individual’s heart rate while out shopping, home napping or doing any of the activities people usually do outside of the hospital, while the readings are transmitted continuously back to clinicians. 

Should something happen for a heart rate to drop or beat irregularly, a clinician can immediately intervene to give instructions or order an ambulance.

Cardiac monitors give patients the best of both worlds – allowing them to live normal lives while keeping them safe at the same time.