Ambulatory cardiac monitoring is becoming a service that more physicians are offering as a part of a standard of care. With advances in mobile cardiac telemetry (MCT), it has become easier to provide cardiac monitoring services, and these advances are making the services more effective for patients who have experienced cardiac related issues. With the [...]
One of the most important vital organs in the human body is the heart. It is a muscle that pumps to all parts throughout the body. The blood being pumped throughout your body provides the oxygen and nutrients it needs to survive. Your heart beat is the sound of the heart pumping the blood throughout [...]
When the International Space Station's Cardiolab needed monitoring equipment they looked no further than Medicomp. Use of Medicomp's Holter Monitors and Epicardia system had been such a successful part of the Mir Space Station's physiolab, the team of French scientists at CNES asked Medicomp to be a part of the their Cardiolab aboard the International [...]
Reducing the Time to Diagnosis & Treatment Hospital/Institution: Cardiovascular Consultants of Vincennes Location: Vincennes, IN CardioPAL™ SAVI Case Study Profile 80 year old female with a past medical history of coronary artery disease, posterolateral wall MI, persistent atrial fibrillation, hypothyroidism, hyperlipidemia, and a four year history of unexplained syncopal episodes. In 2003, she presented to [...]
Matching Technology to the Patient’s Needs Author: Tina Flowers Position: Nursing/Office Manager Hospital/Institution: Edward W. Leahey, M.D., P.A., F.A.C.C CardioPAL™ SAVI Case Study Profile Female patient, 29 years of age, 28 weeks pregnant presented with complaints of an irregular heart beat described as, “racing on and off” throughout the past few months. “It usually happens [...]
Large Cardiovascular Group Greater Baltimore, Maryland Area Savings = $400,000 Organization Structure Eleven locations comprised of 63 Cardiologists Provides 44% of all cardiology services in the State of Maryland Approximately 600 Holters scanned per month Currently networked via T-1 and T-3 connections Organization Objective Network 11 locations utilizing existing network lines Share Holter scanning duties [...]
Large Hospital Network Northern Virginia Southern Maryland Region Savings = $170,000 Organization Structure This organization is a large hospital system that provides more than 500,000 customers in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. with health care plans and services. The company is affiliated with nearly 900 physicians across 35 hospitals and medical offices in the mid-Atlantic [...]
Medicomp's exceptional technological capabilities enabled the creation of the world's largest and most advanced Holter network system, interconnecting Kaiser's 27 hospitals throughout Northern California. The network is comprised of four central scanning sites located in Sacramento, Oakland, San Francisco and Santa Clara, and 23 remote editing or report stations. This unprecedented achievement allowed a patient [...]