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St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN, announced it has successfully completed its second interoperability testing process for the company's Merlin.net Patient Care Network, an Internet-based repository of patient and implantable device data. The company also announced that the Merlin.net PCN is the first medical device network to be awarded ISO 27001 certification, a stringent worldwide information security standard.
"Due to recent legislation and the changing health care environment, electronic health records (EHRs) and hospital efficiency are key issues for our customers. As the use of EHRs become central to health care delivery and quality, secure data transportability is becoming even more critical and as a result, connectivity is a key priority for our company," said Eric S. Fain, MD, president of the St. Jude Medical Cardiac Rhythm Management Division. "Receiving recognition from these two organizations demonstrates to our medical industry stakeholders the high standards St. Jude Medical has set for both the security and efficiency of our patient care network."
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