Moving Beyond Holter ECG: The Rise in Next Generation Technology
Several wearable, less-obtrusive ECG monitors have been cleared by the FDA for longer wear. This example is Cardiac Insight’s Cardea SOLO device.
When the patients of Michael Boler, M.D. need cardiac monitoring, the Holter monitor is no longer his first choice. “The newer ECG devices we have now are so much less cumbersome. It’s like wearing a Band-Aid versus carrying a bulky device,” said the Greenwood, Mississippi internist. “My patients prefer the more comfortable, wire-free form factor, and the quality is as good as, or better, than the Holter,” continued Boler. “Plus, my patient compliance has increased. With the Holter, the leads sometimes come off. The patient may think the device isn’t working, so they take it off and we have to restart the process.”
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23andMe s new COVID-19 resource. Consumer genomics company 23andMe has released a new interactive tool that allows users to see how various health factors could impact the risk of COVID-19 hospitalization. The COVID-19 Severity Calculator pulls data from the company s COVID-19 study, which included 10,000 participants diagnosed with the disease and 750 who were hospitalized.
23andMe warned that the tool shouldn t be used as a predictor for individual risk, and doesn t take lifestyle or certain underlying health conditions into account. However, it does identify certain characteristics that were frequently tied to severe symptoms and hospitalization, chief among which were obesity, Type 2 diabetes and lack of exercise.
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As the COVID-19 vaccination efforts have continued throughout the United States, hospitals and health systems have often been on the front lines of scheduling and allocating inoculations for staff members and, increasingly, eligible members of the public.
Healthcare IT News asked chief information officers from around the country about the technologies they ve been using for scheduling appointments, tracking doses and keeping engaged with patients. And we asked what improvements would be helpful as the vaccination effort gains steam. This pandemic is unprecedented and our response has had to rise to the occasion, said Mike Mistretta, CIO at Virginia Hospital Center. We continue to challenge our vendor partners to keep pace with the dynamic workflows as they work with us hand-in-hand to advance our capabilities and improve access and service for the patient.
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