iRhythm
(Nasdaq: IRTC)
announced that it plans to use Epic’s Aura platform to streamline access to its Zio long-term monitoring and telemetry services.
With this collaboration, iRhythm can make Zio more readily available to healthcare providers using Epic. That also applies to the more than 250 million patients in the U.S. who have a health record in Epic.
The company said in a news release that it plans to partner with early adopter customers to integrate Zio into Aura in the fourth quarter of 2024. It expects to begin offering the solution to existing and new Zio customers beginning in early 2025.
iRhythm designed the Zio long-term ambulatory cardiac monitor to detect potential cardiac arrhythmias. Zeus, the company’s advanced, deep-learned AI algorithm, supports the capture and analysis of ECG data recorded by Zio. The company secured CE mark based on compliance to EU medical device regulation (MDR) standards.
Zio builds on the previous-generation Zio XT with long-term, continuous cardiac monitoring. It provides an end-to-end experience for patients with potential arrhythmias and demonstrates 99% patient compliance. iRhythm launched the next-generation monitor in the U.S. in September 2023.
More about the iRhythm-Epic partnership
The collaboration allows iRhythm and Epic to give healthcare organizations the ability to more efficiently implement Zio services.
“Our work with Epic aligns with our goal to optimize clinician workflow efficiencies and provide seamless access to our Zio services. By integrating Zio services into healthcare providers’ EHR platforms, we are not just simplifying operations but empowering our health system customers to devote more time to patient care,” said Quentin Blackford, president and CEO of iRhythm. “We believe this integration facilitates improved patient care, ensuring that our customers and their staff can focus on what truly matters—patient health. We are committed to continuous investment in our systems and services to make healthcare more efficient, secure, and patient-focused.”
Through Aura — Epic’s specialty diagnostics and devices suite — they expect organizations to save up to 75% of the time it typically takes to integrate Zio services into their local instance of Epic software.
iRhythm already has more than 1.5 million all-time registrations for Zio services through EHR-integrated customers. The company thinks that translates to hundreds of thousands of hours and millions of dollars in staff time costs saved by health systems.
“iRhythm is the first medical device manufacturer to join the Epic community—an addition that reflects the continued growth of the health grid and a more collaborative healthcare ecosystem,” said Alan Hutchison, VP at Epic. “With longitudinal cardiac data at their fingertips, providers across care settings can more effectively identify and treat the arrhythmias that one-off tests sometimes miss. This kind of technology sets the stage for the eventual proactive monitoring of patients who are at risk for arrhythmias before their symptoms become severe.”