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Heartbeat above the rest
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| The eVolution monitoring device, a single-component cardiac monitoring system, provides instant and accurate patient information through automated data transmissions. |
By Kassia Micek
eCardio Diagnostics doesn’t blink for any heartbeat.
The Woodlands-based ambulatory arrhythmia monitoring company earned the Lone Star College-Montgomery Small Business Development Center 2008 Business of the Year award for its commitment to cardiac health care.
“We were surprised,” said Rachel Moore, eCardio marketing and communications director. “We were very pleased.”
There were 130 nominated businesses and 15 finalists, including three from each LSCS campus. Five companies earned top honors – one from each Lone Star College campus – at the Nov. 25 banquet.
At eCardio, physicians can find nearly 10 ambulatory devices for patients with heart conditions – or suspected to have heart conditions – to wear for arrhythmia monitoring to, hopefully, provide a diagnosis.
“It’s really cost effective,” said Robert Jordan, eCardio executive vice president. “Patients can wear this device as opposed to scheduling a hospital stay. … We follow patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all over America from this facility here.”
At the eCardio’s lab off FM 1960, technicians keep a close eye on the heart rhythms of an average of 12,000 patients nationwide as data from the devices worn by patients is transmitted to the facility. There are 7,000 physicians enrolled with eCardio, which receives up to 80,000 phone calls a month from patients.
“It’s not a matter of only monitoring the patients,” Jordan said. “We’re also helping the physicians do their job better, faster and more accurately.”
Reports are sent daily to physicians and are available online. However, an abnormal reading will get an immediate response with the lab calling the doctor or patient within 15 minutes, said Jess Fitzsimons, senior lab manager and registered nurse.
“It’s the wave of the future,” Fitzsimons said. “People want to live their lives. They don’t want to sit in the hospital. … They can go anywhere with these devices. We’re their guardian angels. We’re watching over them.”
The devices allow patients to go about their normal routine, which actually provides a more accurate reading, Jordan said.
This year, eCardio released the eVolution monitoring device, which looks very similar to a Blackberry and can even be worn as such. The single-component cardiac monitoring system provides instant and accurate patient information through automated data transmissions, according to an eCardio press release. It features the latest arrhythmia monitoring technology. However, eCardio is planning to unveil an even more tech-savvy monitor next year, Jordan said.
“We really feel if we keep our finger on the pulse of the physicians … we can keep trying to adapt to those needs,” Jordan said.
To learn more about e-Cardio, visit www.ecardio.com.
By the numbers
eCardio Diagnostics
4-1/2 years: company in business
75,000 to 80,000: patient calls received per month
85: sales representatives
150: lab technicians
250: total employees
7,000: enrolled physicians
12,000: average patients at a time
More info
To learn more about eCadrio Diagnostics, visit www.ecardio.com.
The Woodlands-based ambulatory arrhythmia monitoring company earned the Lone Star College-Montgomery Small Business Development Center 2008 Business of the Year award for its commitment to cardiac health care.
“We were surprised,” said Rachel Moore, eCardio marketing and communications director. “We were very pleased.”
There were 130 nominated businesses and 15 finalists, including three from each LSCS campus. Five companies earned top honors – one from each Lone Star College campus – at the Nov. 25 banquet.
At eCardio, physicians can find nearly 10 ambulatory devices for patients with heart conditions – or suspected to have heart conditions – to wear for arrhythmia monitoring to, hopefully, provide a diagnosis.
“It’s really cost effective,” said Robert Jordan, eCardio executive vice president. “Patients can wear this device as opposed to scheduling a hospital stay. … We follow patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all over America from this facility here.”
At the eCardio’s lab off FM 1960, technicians keep a close eye on the heart rhythms of an average of 12,000 patients nationwide as data from the devices worn by patients is transmitted to the facility. There are 7,000 physicians enrolled with eCardio, which receives up to 80,000 phone calls a month from patients.
“It’s not a matter of only monitoring the patients,” Jordan said. “We’re also helping the physicians do their job better, faster and more accurately.”
Reports are sent daily to physicians and are available online. However, an abnormal reading will get an immediate response with the lab calling the doctor or patient within 15 minutes, said Jess Fitzsimons, senior lab manager and registered nurse.
“It’s the wave of the future,” Fitzsimons said. “People want to live their lives. They don’t want to sit in the hospital. … They can go anywhere with these devices. We’re their guardian angels. We’re watching over them.”
The devices allow patients to go about their normal routine, which actually provides a more accurate reading, Jordan said.
This year, eCardio released the eVolution monitoring device, which looks very similar to a Blackberry and can even be worn as such. The single-component cardiac monitoring system provides instant and accurate patient information through automated data transmissions, according to an eCardio press release. It features the latest arrhythmia monitoring technology. However, eCardio is planning to unveil an even more tech-savvy monitor next year, Jordan said.
“We really feel if we keep our finger on the pulse of the physicians … we can keep trying to adapt to those needs,” Jordan said.
To learn more about e-Cardio, visit www.ecardio.com.
By the numbers
eCardio Diagnostics
4-1/2 years: company in business
75,000 to 80,000: patient calls received per month
85: sales representatives
150: lab technicians
250: total employees
7,000: enrolled physicians
12,000: average patients at a time
More info
To learn more about eCadrio Diagnostics, visit www.ecardio.com.
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