Max Healthcare pilots Telecardiology solution

Max Healthcare has tested portable ECG devices with embedded SIMs for faster response to emergency cases with cardiovascular issues. suffering from acute chest pain. Max Healthcare has deployed a solution that can bridge the gap between patient care and the specialists by empowering its ambulances with a Portable ECG Device that can help in transmitting the Electro Cardio Gram (ECG) from any location to a Cardiologist's mobile device.

Developed by Maestros, eUNO R-10 is a pre-hospital device that helps the emergency staff that reaches the patient's location to capture the ECG and transmit it in real time to an expert's handset.

The service is designed around the concept of push technology. Each device comes with a GSM SIM that supports GPRS connectivity. The device is used to record the patient's ECG and send it to the server in an encrypted form.

Every device is unique and has a PIN that is identified by the server. Using push technology, this data is then sent to a list of predefined experts, who could be using BlackBerry, iPhone or Android devices. The consultant can receive this as an e-mail, MMS or a PDF. The consultant can diagnose, write the comments and send the file back. This remotely added comment is automatically integrated with the ECG of the patient on the server.

Dr. Tamorish Kole, Head of Emergency Services, Max Healthcare, said that these devices could play an important role in handling cases of acute heart attack. He said, “We have just begun using the solution and have observed that they can play a critical role in cutting down the time taken for a patient to consult an expert.”

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