Title :
NET4ECG. an ECG digital network
Author :
Lightwood, S. ; Greco, F. ; Lizzio, V. ; Brignole, M. ; Gigli, G.
Author_Institution :
ASL4 Chiavarese, Regione Liguria
Abstract :
The choice of ASL 4 was to develop a global network for ECG digital treatment on SCP-ECG standard, integrating the solution with the Hospital Information System and distributing a real-time service from the Cardiology Department to the whole organization. The system is finalized to reduce the elapsed time between the execution of ECG and validation by a cardiology physicians and to construct a patient based historical database of ECG to permit a real-time comparison of former examinations during the valuation of a new one
Keywords :
electrocardiography; medical computing; medical information systems; real-time systems; ASL 4; ECG digital network; ECG digital treatment; NET4ECG; SCP-ECG standard; global network; hospital information system; patient based historical database; real-time service; Cardiology; Databases; Electrocardiography; Hospitals; Information systems; Management information systems; Optical recording; Real time systems; Standards development; Standards organizations;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Cardiology, 2005
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9337-6
DOI :
10.1109/CIC.2005.1588131