This Week In Health Innovation

On the Wednesday September 4th, 2013 broadcast at 10AM Pacific 1PM Eastern our special guest is visionary Dave Albert, MD, the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Alivecor. According to the Doctors Channel: 'Mobile phones and diagnostic devices are merging to provide quality ?clinical measurements from anywhere. David Albert, MD, Founder & Chief Medical Officer, AliveCor, demonstrates the AliveCor ?ECG, an iPhone accessory that will allow both physicians and patients to ?capture and transmit clinical quality heart ECG data using their smart phones'. Per their website the Alivcor Heart Monitor is a  '..quality, single-channel ECG recorder that leverages the power, display, and communication capabilities of the iPhone 4, 4S and 5. ' 'The Heart Monitor does not use power from the iPhone, but utilizes a 3.0V coin cell battery that will take up to roughly 10,000, 30-second ECGs before needing replacement. The Heart Monitor also uses AliveCor’s proprietary wireless communication protocol to communicate with