The adapter, from health IT startup Eko Devices, integrates with an app that aids in the analysis of the heartbeats, for example, helping providers differentiate between Class I and Class III murmurs. The heartbeat recordings can also be stored or sent to another provider for a consult.
App users log in with a password and all data sent is encrypted, making the device HIPAA-compliant.
The device is relatively inexpensive (it will retail for between $100 and $150), and, unlike other digital stethoscopes, the adapter does not change the appearance of the traditional stethoscope. “No one wants to be the doctor wearing the weird-looking stethoscope,” Eko founder and CEO Connor Landgraf told CIO magazine.
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