Philips (NYSE: PHG) announced today that it entered into a collaboration with Epic to integrate cardiac ambulatory monitoring and diagnostic services.
The collaboration integrates the Philips services with Aura, the specialty diagnostics suite of the leading electronic health record (EHR) company.
According to Philips, the collaboration should offer the broadest cardiac care portfolio of any single service provider integrating with Aura to date. Epic has a number of partnerships across medtech for Aura, including with the likes of iRhythm and Abbott.
Philips says it expects to deliver a new level of interoperability between its ambulatory monitoring technologies and Epic. It hopes to help providers enhance the diagnostic process and improve patient outcomes. With these technologies available through Aura, health system IT teams can reduce the time it takes to connect with Philips. They can also give interested provider organizations the ability to order and review ECG results directly in Epic. This cuts out the need for manual order and data entry, enhancing workflows and streamlining decision-making.
“With this collaboration, we are advancing cardiac care in a way that simultaneously improves the clinician and patient experience,” said Stefano Folli, business leader, Ambulatory Monitoring & Diagnostics, Philips. “Together, Philips and Epic can help enable workflow efficiencies that lighten cardiac care teams’ load, so they can spend more time focusing on what matters most – providing direct patient care.”
The collaboration can also streamline administrative tasks through automation, notifications and charting, the companies said.
“Through this collaboration, we’re streamlining the clinical experience for both patients and physicians, reducing administrative overhead and ensuring that detailed diagnostic reports are readily available in the patient’s comprehensive health record,” said Leah Johnson, VP of cardiology and imaging diagnostics, Epic.
