The Difference in BIOTRONIK's Alert Optimization Process
Tailored alert configuration on the Home Monitoring Service Center is the first step to optimizing the clinic workflow so the benefits of alert-based remote monitoring may be realized. With alert optimization, the benefits of daily data transmission become focused on clinically actionable events.
The results of this CIED management optimization process were shown in a real-life experience at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester. Here, the alert burden was monitored for six months before and six months after alert configuration; the configuration of alerts occurred through consultation and trend analysis according to device type and clinical indication. The clinical team at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, worked with BIOTRONIK to standardize the alert templates. Then, the templates were built and applied per their protocols. Through their efforts to optimize alert configurations, the alert burden was reduced by 17.2%, and a reduction in clinician time for alert management of 26% was achieved.1