Partnership produces new Web-based remote monitoring technology

Coming on the heels of a report in the June issue of the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention indicating that telehealth directly benefits cardiac patients, HealthFrontier and its technology partner, et medical devices SpA, Italy, on Wednesday introduced a new innovation in web-enabled electrocardiogram (ECG) technology.

Dubbed the ecghome, the device is small enough to fit in the palm of a hand and can record a 10-second ECG rhythm strip without electrode cables, simply by using the thumbs.

The ecghome debuted at the Premier healthcare alliance Annual Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition in Anaheim, CA. It was one of only 26 products selected for showcase at Premier's inaugural Innovation Celebration, an event that celebrates advances in healthcare while highlighting healthcare industry suppliers committed to innovation and improving patient outcomes.

The device is powered by an IT backbone known as the Remote Health Monitoring System (RHMS). HealthFrontier's RHMS is a web-enabled software application that automatically receives, stores and forwards incoming ECG scans to a patient’s EMR, eliminating the need for paper printouts.

The technology is certified on Dell systems and will be available for purchase both as a stand alone unit and with Dell hardware through the Premier healthcare alliance, as well as through Dell.

HealthFrontier also has unveiled the microtel ecgAnywhere, a compact, hand-held, 12-lead ECG device that is equipped to upload recorded ECG data via Bluetooth, USB or through trans-telephonic transmission.