India’s leading GSM mobile service operator Vodafone Essar and Research in Motion (RIM) today launched a mobile ECG (electrocardiogram) application dubbed as eUNO R10 for BlackBerry smartphones in association with Maestros Mediline Systems Ltd in Mumbai.
The BlackBerry application eUNO R10 allows the user to access patient’s ECG and heart performance reports on their BlackBerry phones.It will send the relevant information to the medial records server, which then automatically pushes the ECG report to a Doctor’s BlackBerry smartphone over the Vodafone mobile network; this will allow cardiologists to have remote access in real time to patient’s ECG and heart performance reports, and respond quickly with a diagnosis.
The Nanavati Hospital of Mumbai is the first hospital in India to adopt the eUNO R 10 application.
Speaking on the launch of eUNO R10 in India, Dr. Pavan Kumar, Head of Telemedicine Department, Nanavati Hospital, “A heart attack is a life-threatening event. Knowing the symptoms of heart attack and seeking immediate medical attention is essential to prevent death, while appropriate treatment instituted within the first hour the golden hour can limit the damage to the heart.
Mr. Kumar Ramanathan, CMO, Vodafone Essar stated, “The launch of the mobile ECG solution is a reflection of our commitment and ability to automate high-end work processes so that organizations and people stay connected wherever they are, whenever they want.
The success of any telemedicine solution depends on robust mobile network and seamless connectivity, which we provide via our pan-India network. We are particularly pleased with this joint initiative because it utilises technology to enable the improvement of healthcare.”
Dr R P Pareek June 8, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Transmitting ECG through telephone was available earlier also.
Now getting it on a Blackberry mobile phone only and that also only through Vodafone makes it look like more of Commerce and less of Medicine. Such techniques are costly and most of the Indians will not be able to afford it.
Harpreet Singh Chadha June 5, 2010 at 6:36 pm
Thanks to Metro-centric mentality of India and rampant corruption, thousands of people suffer silently for lack of medical assistance. Technology is the only hope !
svsmani June 5, 2010 at 2:26 pm
Now doctors cannot diagonise & tell what is the problem physically by seeing patients,they send to ecg,scan,etc for simple problems, but with completely remote,without seeing the patients, what they can do. will that digonise be right!
Dr. Pavan Kumar June 4, 2010 at 10:58 pm
@ Manoj : The machine costs only Rs. 30,000, less than most smartphones and can also
be rented out.
janu brar June 4, 2010 at 9:04 pm
Blackberry internet Is free with vodafon 96gprs plan?ya pay extra charges
mekalwin T June 4, 2010 at 8:31 pm
wow its nice move.. in Indian Tele-Medicine arena.. but why vodafone and BlaackBerry only ??
TURKEE June 4, 2010 at 7:25 pm
Probably, This service should be free….Atleast Vodafone/Blackberry will claim tey have done something for the country…
MaNoJ June 4, 2010 at 4:00 pm
i think so…..
altaf June 4, 2010 at 3:45 pm
very small amount only some lakhs…small suitcase not a big one
MaNoJ June 4, 2010 at 3:28 pm
How nuch they will charge for this!!!!