Optimising IDTF Efficiency: Reducing False ECG Alarms with Automated Signal Quality Analysis

Mobile cardiac telemetry (MCT) devices with onboard algorithms enable remote ECG monitoring capable of automated arrhythmia detection or real-time symptom recordings, which are transmitted to IDTFs for review by ECG technicians. To mitigate the risk of missing life-threatening arrhythmia events, traditional on-device algorithms are lenient to rhythm changes and are, therefore, susceptible to a high burden of false alarms. These false alarms require manual review by technicians, resulting in increased workload, reduced efficiency, and unreimbursed labour….