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Telemedicine Remote Cardiac Monitoring Industry Overview Gateway to Opportunities in Healthcare. Presented by Ghislain Vander Elst, CEO CardioLabs, Inc. April 17, 2013. CardioLabs. Leader in Telemedicine (remote cardiac monitoring)
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Telemedicine Remote Cardiac Monitoring Industry Overview Gateway to Opportunities in Healthcare Presented by Ghislain Vander Elst, CEO CardioLabs, Inc. April 17, 2013
CardioLabs • Leader in Telemedicine (remote cardiac monitoring) • Monitor Cardiac Patients outside of the hospital (mobile) • Nationwide Service 24/7/365 • Clinical Data Management • Capture • Analyze • Summarize and present concise reports • Located in Franklin, Tennessee.
CardioLabs Services Patient Care • Holter Monitoring • 30-day Event Cardiac Monitoring • Mobile Cardiac Telemetry (MCT) Clinical Trials (drug research) • Cardiac safety for Clinical trials
Electrophysiology of the Heart Source: Wikipedia
Data Flow & Data Management Clinic (pre hospitalization) Hospitalization Post Discharge Clean useful clinical data resulting in more efficient patient care Data Capture, Management, Analysis, Interpretive Algorithms, Decision Support Algorithms & Medical Protocols
Jobs & Career Opportunitiesfor Cardiac Technicians Jobs are found in: • Physicians Office • Hospital Environment • Clinical Research & Academia • Type of position: • Telemetry • Holter tech • Cardiac monitoring tech • Stress test • Path • Learn EKG • Get CCI/CCT certified • Pursue LPN, RN, EMT, or Paramedic
Things You Will Be Exposed To • Cardiac Lab – diagnostic lab • Anatomy and electrophysiology of the heart • Telemedicine application • Clinical analysis • Data management, storage, analysis • EKG (sinus wave) overview • Potential career path - Job opportunities • Medical equipment overview
"Since the start of the recession in December 2007, the health sector has added 1.4 million jobs for a cumulative growth of 10.1%, while nonhealth employment has fallen by 5.6 million jobs for a cumulative decline of 4.6%”. • Altarum Institute