St. Jude updates mobile notifications to remote patient monitoring
St. Jude Medical of St. Paul, Minn., has launched Merlin.net Patient Care Network (PCN) version 5.0, which includes updates to the web-based repository of patient and implantable device data that provides physicians with access to alerts and data transmission to EHRs.
The PCN version includes Mobile DirectAlerts, a physician notification system for important patient and device alerts, which are sent to a physician's mobile device when a patient has an alert-triggering event. Once a physician receives the notification, he or she can link to the patient's alert transmission, creating access to pertinent patient reports when the physician is not in the office.
The notifications are compatible with multiple platforms, including the iPhone, Android, iPad and Blackberry devices.
The new software update also adds the Auto EHRDirect Export, an automated connection from Merlin@home directly to the clinic or hospital's EHR system. The export capability uses the Implantable Device Cardiac Observation industry standard for the transfer of information from an implantable cardiac device to information management systems.
The Merlin.net PCN version 5.0 software features the One Screen Follow-up capability that supports a review of recent transmissions.
The PCN version includes Mobile DirectAlerts, a physician notification system for important patient and device alerts, which are sent to a physician's mobile device when a patient has an alert-triggering event. Once a physician receives the notification, he or she can link to the patient's alert transmission, creating access to pertinent patient reports when the physician is not in the office.
The notifications are compatible with multiple platforms, including the iPhone, Android, iPad and Blackberry devices.
The new software update also adds the Auto EHRDirect Export, an automated connection from Merlin@home directly to the clinic or hospital's EHR system. The export capability uses the Implantable Device Cardiac Observation industry standard for the transfer of information from an implantable cardiac device to information management systems.
The Merlin.net PCN version 5.0 software features the One Screen Follow-up capability that supports a review of recent transmissions.
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