A medical device manufacturer Spreading information to save lives Business challenge: To realize its true value, cardiac data has to be shared across a patient’s entire team of healthcare professionals. A long-time leader in the development of implantable medical devices sought to improve how the remote monitoring of cardiac data is distributed and shared among physicians. Solution: The company teamed with IBM to develop an award-winning care system that was recognized for its contribution to the advancement of medical product design. The system provides a centralized data capture, storage and dissemination service, hosted by the company and available to clinicians any time, anywhere connectivity is available. “This project represents a major achievement for us. It offers unique innovations that further improve patient safety, physician workload and cost effectiveness of patient care.” —Product manager at a medical device manufacturer Solution components: IBM® Rational® Application Developer, Rational ClearQuest® Test Manager, and Rational DOORS® IBM WebSphere® Application Server IBM System p® IBM System x® IBM Global Business Services® Benefits: Provides an industry-first ability to integrate with patient electronic health records using standard data formats that support efforts to streamline the healthcare system Makes vitally important cardiac monitoring available to doctors in real time, without the need for patients to visit the hospital—saving as much as 41 percent of the cost of follow-up care Enables better medical decision making based on more comprehensive data RAP14291-USEN.PPT