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John Nosta, Forbes

If 2013 is the year of digital health, then the new AliveCor smart phone ECG is the product of the year.

I’ve had mine for just a few days and find it a significant tool for a host of clinical applications–for just about anyone. Granted, there are FDA restrictions for now, I still believe that digital health has taken a bold step forward and landed in the arena of clinical medicine. Digital health is now moving away from “digital fitness” and taking a foot hold in practice. The applications are vast and significant.

The Physician: From hands-on “distal”applications virtually anywhere to “proximal” ECG readings provided via email, the ability for a healthcare providers to be connected is simply amazing. I wonder what Normal Holter (of Holter monitor fame) would think. The rhythm strip is the first step and how far off will a 12 lead ECG be?

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