Now doctors can read your ECG reports on their mobile

The world's fastest growing mobile market has added yet another feather to its cap -- telemedicine on the mobile handset.

Thanks to BlackBerry, Maestros Mediline Systems and Vodafone, the cardiologists at the Nanavati Hospital will now be able to monitor their patients and even read ECG reports on their BlackBerry handsets.

The mobile electrocardiogram (ECG) application, dubbed eUNO R 10, will enable doctors to remotely and accurately monitor the heart performance of their patients at any time using BlackBerry smartphones powered by teleservices provider Vodafone.

The technology has already been adopted by the city-based Nanavati Hospital, where cardiologists will have access to patient's ECG reports on their handsets, thus helping them respond quickly with a diagnosis and prescribe appropriate medication.

The application was created by BlackBerry-maker Research-In-Motion, which today entered into a pact with medical equipment manufacturer Maestros Mediline Systems (Maestros) to make a foray into the area of mobile healthcare solutions.

"Mobile technologies are playing an important role in the healthcare industry and we hope this tie-up with Maestro would be the next game-changer in the healthcare sector over the next few years," RIM Managing Director (India) Frenny Bawa told reporters at the launch of the mobile ECG.

Gradually the service will be rolled out in various other hospitals across the country.