Smartphone Gadget Can Transmit EKGs to Springfield Heart Doctors – The State Journal-Register

Read article - Article quotes H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and professor of economics, about a new device called AliveCor, which can make it easier for doctors to monitor and analyze blood pressure, weight and activity levels. "It's a two-tailed problem," says Welch. "More medical care may help some and may hurt others. The key question is who are the patients who will be subjected to this monitoring. If the device is confined to a genuinely high-risk group who are already experiencing frequent symptoms and receiving multiple visits and multiple EKGs, it might be very helpful."