Medaica offers virtual Heart Exams that allow heart sounds to be collected remotely using the Medaica device and made available for review by a qualified clinician.
Please take a moment to read the information below before agreeing to proceed with your exam.
What Is a Medaica Heart Exam?
A Medaica Heart Exam is a screening exam that allows heart sounds to be collected remotely using an FDA-cleared digital medical device and made available for review by a qualified clinician.
The Heart Exam is intended to provide information that can help identify whether further medical evaluation may be appropriate. It is not, by itself, a diagnostic test and does not diagnose or rule out a heart condition.
During the exam, a Medaica Guide helps you use the device and obtain the recordings needed for subsequent clinical review.
Your Medaica Guide does not assess, diagnose, interpret your recordings, or provide medical advice during the exam.
How Your Heart Exam Works
During your exam, a Medaica Guide will connect with you remotely and guide you through the collection of heart sounds.
Your Medaica Guide may:
- Guide you through positioning and using the Medaica device
- Monitor the collection process to help ensure usable recordings are obtained
- Ask you to repeat a recording when needed
- Answer questions about the exam process
Following the exam, the heart sounds and other exam data collected during your session will be made available for review by a qualified clinician.
Benefits of a Medaica Heart Exam
A Medaica Heart Exam may provide:
- Convenient collection of heart sounds from home
- No travel or waiting room for the sound collection process
- Timely collection of heart sound recordings for clinical review
- Information that may help identify whether further medical evaluation or testing is appropriate
Limitations and Risks
A Medaica Heart Exam may not be appropriate for every situation. Limitations may include:
- Difficulty obtaining usable recordings due to factors such as device placement, movement, background noise, individual anatomy or body composition, connectivity, or other technical issues
- The need to repeat part of the exam if adequate recordings are not obtained
- Situations where an in-person examination, additional testing, or other medical evaluation is needed
- The Medaica Heart Exam is a screening exam and is not, by itself, diagnostic. A normal or reassuring finding does not rule out an underlying heart condition
The Medaica Heart Exam is not intended for emergency use and should not be relied upon to diagnose or rule out a medical emergency.
If you believe you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or your local emergency services immediately.
Use of the Medaica Device
The Medaica device is used to capture heart sounds for review by a qualified healthcare professional.
By using the device, you understand that:
- You should follow the guidance provided by your Medaica Guide during the exam
- The quality of the recordings may be affected by positioning, movement, background noise, individual anatomy or body composition, connectivity, or other technical factors
- You may be asked to repeat part of the exam if adequate recordings cannot be obtained
- The Heart Exam does not replace an in-person examination, diagnostic testing, or other medical evaluation that your healthcare provider may consider appropriate
Your Privacy
Your health information, including heart sound recordings and related exam data, is handled in accordance with applicable law and Medaica’s Privacy Policy.
Additional privacy and security information is available on our website.
Your Choice
Participation in a Medaica Heart Exam is optional.
You may:
- Ask questions about the exam process at any time
- Choose not to proceed
- Stop the exam at any point
- Seek in-person medical care or other medical evaluation at any time
Consent
By selecting “I Agree” and proceeding with your Medaica Heart Exam, you acknowledge that:
- You understand what a Medaica Heart Exam is and how it works
- You understand that the Heart Exam is a screening exam and is not, by itself, diagnostic
- You understand the role of the Medaica Guide and that the Guide does not assess, diagnose, interpret your recordings, or provide medical advice
- You have had the opportunity to review this information and ask questions
- You understand the benefits, limitations, and risks described above
- You consent to the collection of your heart sounds and related exam data
- You consent to those recordings and related exam data being made available for subsequent review by a qualified clinician
- You understand that you may stop the exam at any time
Questions?
If you have questions before your exam, please contact support@medaica.com.