Provides feedback that may help the user to become more proficient in ECG interpretation. Provides a back up opinion that may help prevent the expert in a hurry from overlooking subtle findings. Reduces intra-over reader variability and leads to increased agreement among a group of physicians which in turn makes the confirmed diagnosis more valuable to other health care providers. For all users Provides accurate, validated measurements of heart rate, axis, intervals and durations. The pediatric computerized analysis provides age driven interpretation criteria to users not trained in the interpretation of pediatric ECGs.
Studies indicate that physicians aided by computers produce the best interpretation of ECGs.
Reproducibility , due to the fact that each physician reads ECGs differently. Efficiency , the computerized acquisition and analysis takes less than 15 seconds, allowing many ECGs to be performed in a short period of time minimizing the amount of time required of the physician. New interpretive information , the 12SL program provides measurements that are difficult and time consuming to calculate, which may now be newly used to interpret existing clinical conditions that were not in use when the physician was in training. GE Medical Systems has pioneered the technology and expertise to move the 12SL program out of the hospital and to the patient. This has been done by making the 12SL program operate on a variety of platforms.