14 DAY TRIAL // GE Healthcare and AirStrip Technologies have launched AirStrip Cardiology, an iOS app targeting physicians and clinicians who want access to precise, near real-time cardiac information.
AirStrip Cardiology brings data from the GE Healthcare MUSE Cardiology Information System on iPhones and iPads, GE Healthcare said today.
Helping mobile clinicians make more informed care decisions, the app enables a continuous flow of electrocardiograph (ECG) data and interactive historical data access.
Developing the app was necessary because remote physicians commonly view ECG data from static scanned images. These, however, require computer access and easily distort upon zooming, GE Healthcare said.
Unlike traditional remote diagnostics, AirStrip Cardiology’s high resolution can detect such small differences through completely interactive views possible thanks to Apple’s iOS, allowing for unaffected zooming of waveforms.
“When I am on call, I need instant access to clinical data to help make informed treatment decisions,” said Mark Peterman, M.D., an interventional cardiologist on the medical staff at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano, one of Texas Health Resources’ 16 acute-care hospitals.
“Traditionally, off-site cardiologists must rely on caregiver descriptions and incomplete information, such as a faxed ECG. Viewing near real-time ECG data from any location, as well as a complete database of prior ECGs, is an incredibly powerful way to increase accuracy of diagnosis.”
U.S. hospitals can now purchase AirStrip Cardiology through GE Healthcare, based on a GE Healthcare and AirStrip global alliance for in-hospital cardiac diagnostics. The iOS application itself is free to download and install.
AirStrip Cardiology has been designed to work as a native app on iPad and iPhone.
“Instead of clicking through each step with a mouse or keyboard, clinicians can use their fingers and touch to quickly zoom and switch between viewing formats,” GE Healthcare said.
AirStrip Cardiology is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad and requires iOS 3.2 or later.