Ortus-iHealth, a leading provider of remote outpatient services and virtual wards, and Happitech, the hardware-free heart rhythm monitoring solution, have announced the launch of a new Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Virtual Ward.
Atrial Fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disorder in the UK, affecting over 1.5 million people, and it is estimated that there are at least another 270,000 who are undiagnosed. Those with AF are five times more likely to have a potentially fatal or life-changing stroke, as it is believed to contribute to one in five strokes.
The Ortus-iHealth and Happitech partnership enables patients enrolled in the AF Virtual Ward to remotely monitor their heart rhythm at home using just the camera and flash on their smartphone. This eliminates the need for a specialist device, and allows patients to detect the early signs of AF quickly and conveniently.
The Virtual Ward also reduces the time patients need to spend in the hospital, avoiding unnecessary outpatient appointments, and provides patients with reassurance that they are being cared for by the hospital cardiology team even when they are at home.
Happitech’s technology uses photoplethysmography (PPG) to detect volumetric changes in the blood in the fingertip. Blood absorbs light and each pulse from the heart increases the blood flow in the body and fingertips, making it possible to monitor changes in heart rhythm.
Patients enrolled in the Virtual Ward are invited to download the Ortus-iHealth ManageMyHealth app and access the Happitech heart rhythm monitoring function. Voice instructions via the app guide the patient, and the results are sent directly to a clinician-facing dashboard allowing for timely intervention and management, as appropriate.
Dr Debashish Das, CEO & Co-founder of Ortus-iHealth, said: “We are delighted to partner with Happitech to launch this new AF virtual ward and to provide patients with access to cutting-edge, convenient, remote, heart rhythm detection and monitoring. Our virtual cardiology wards, including this for AF, aim to put patients at the centre of the highest quality care. We believe that through our partnership with Happitech we will help empower patients, give them peace of mind, and help healthcare providers to improve the efficiency of cardiology services.”
Yosef Safi Harb, CEO of Happitech, added: “We are excited to work with Ortus-iHeath to incorporate our technology into their AF virtual ward. Our patient-friendly solution has been clinically validated, and we are confident that it provides a valuable tool for the early detection and management of AF.”
Ortus-iHealth and Happitech have partnered to launch an Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Virtual Ward to enable patients to detect the early signs of AF quickly and conveniently. Patients enrolled in the Virtual Ward are invited to download the Ortus-iHealth ManageMyHealth app and access the Happitech heart rhythm monitoring function, which uses photoplethysmography (PPG) to detect volumetric changes in the blood in the fingertip. The results are sent directly to a clinician-facing dashboard allowing for timely intervention and management, as appropriate.
Dr Debashish Das, CEO & Co-founder of Ortus-iHealth, said: “We are delighted to partner with Happitech to launch this new AF virtual ward and to provide patients with access to cutting-edge, convenient, remote, heart rhythm detection and monitoring. Our virtual cardiology wards, including this for AF, aim to put patients at the centre of the highest quality care. We believe that through our partnership with Happitech we will help empower patients, give them peace of mind, and help healthcare providers to improve the efficiency of cardiology services.”
Yosef Safi Harb, CEO of Happitech, added: “We are excited to work with Ortus-iHeath to incorporate our technology into their AF virtual ward. Our patient-friendly solution has been clinically validated, and we are confident that it provides a valuable tool for the early detection and management of AF.”
Ortus-iHealth and Happitech have partnered to launch a new Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Virtual Ward to help detect the early signs of the condition quickly and conveniently. This partnership enables patients enrolled in the AF Virtual Ward to remotely monitor their heart rhythm at home using just the camera and flash on their smartphone, reducing the time they need to spend in the hospital and avoiding unnecessary outpatient appointments.
Dr Debashish Das, CEO & Co-founder of Ortus-iHealth, said: “We are delighted to partner with Happitech to launch this new AF virtual ward and to provide patients with access to cutting-edge
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