Cloud-Based ECG Enables Cardiac Care for Remote Populations Empowering Physicians to Provide Better Care to More Patients J a m a i c a fa c e s m a ny o f th e s a m e ch a l l e nge s a s oth e r reg i o n s wi th wi d e sp re a d r u r a l p o p u l at i o n s . A l i m i te d n u m b e r o f cl i n i c i a n s , o p e r at i ng o u t o f a l i m i te d n u m b e r o f fa c i l i t i e s , s tr ug g l e to p rovi d e o p t i m a l c a re to re m ote p at i e n t s . O ve r th e p a s t t wo d e c a d e s , t h e H e a r t I n s t i tu te o f th e C a r i b b e a n ( HI C ) h a s p i o n e e re d ef fo r t s to a d d re s s th i s ch a l l e nge i n J a m a i c a. To day, H l C s e r ve s n e a r l y 2 0, 0 0 0 p at i e n t s p e r ye a r, a n d i s re c og n ize d a s t h e l e a d i ng c e n te r o f exc el l e n c e fo r c a rd i a c c a re fo r th e e n t i re C a ri b b e a n reg i o n. Si n c e i t s fo u n d i ng i n 2 0 0 5, HI C h a s d evel o p e d th e o n ly f re e s t a n d i ng H ea r t H o sp i t a l i n th e E ng l i s h sp ea ki ng C a ri b b ea n, b ro ug h t a n u m b e r o f c a rd i o l og y s e r vi c e s to J a m a i c a th at h a d n ot p revi o u s ly b e e n ava i l a b l e a n d ex p a n d e d a c c e s s to m a ny c a rd i ova s cu l a r s e r vi c e s , s u ch a s n u cl ea r myo c a rd i a l p e r fu s i o n i m ag i ng , exe rc i s e a n d p h a rm a c o l og i c s tre s s e ch o c a rd i og r a p hy, myo c a rd i a l c o n tr a s t i m ag i ng , a m b u l ato r y m o n i to ri ng , i n te r ve n ti o n a l c a rd i o l og y s e r vi c e s , c a rd i a c el e c tro p hy s i o l og y, d evi c e p l a c e m e n t a n d p rivate c a rd i ova s cu l a r s u r ge r y p rog r a m. Un d e r th e g u i da n c e o f i t s fo u n d e r, c a rd i o l og i s t D r. E rn e s t M a d u, HI C m a i n t a i n s a fo cu s o n n ew te ch n o l og i e s th at e mp owe r p hy s i c i a n s to p rovi d e b et te r c a re to m o re p ati e n t s w h i l e i mp rovi ng a c c e s s to h ig h qu a l i t y c a rd i ova s cu l a r c a re. Th i s fo cu s l e d HI C to a d o pt el e c tro n i c m e d i c a l re c o rd s eve n b efo re m a ny U S h ea l th c a re fa c i l i ti e s d i d s o. M o re re c e n t ly, th i s fo r wa rd - th i n ki ng a p p ro a ch h a s b ro ug h t cl o u d - b a s e d EC G to J a m a i c a. QT Medic al’s innovative new P CA 5 0 0 ™ sy s tem is an ideal means to enhance c a rdia c c are for a rem ote patient population. The component s of the sy stem – the P CA 50 0 recorder and QHear t™ s ens o r – c a n be eas ily shipped to rem ote pati e nt s . A unique de sign has earned this sy s te m F DA clearance as the world’s only m edic a l gra de 12 -lead EC G sy s tem that c an be us e d by l ay 1

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