title: [Automatic teleprocessing of ECG problems and prospectives of a service center (author's transl)].
abstract: The different alternative for an ECG's computer interpretative service are described and analyzed. The important factors which can be used as measures of effectiveness for each alternative are identified as: 1) waiting time before sending ECG; 2) waiting time before receiving the report; 3) capability of satisfying emergency calls; 4) cost per ECG. Three major alternatives are compared on the basis of these measures of effectiveness. The utility of a computer center serving more hospitals is evaluated against the utility of having an in-house computer in the hospital, on the basis of cost and convenience of service considerations.
mesh_terms: D000703:Analog-Digital Conversion; D003202:Computers, Analog; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D013689:Telephone
vernacular_title: La lettura automatica a distanza degli elettrocardiogrammi. Problemi e prospettive di un Centro Servizi