Cardiology Practices

The waveform is clean.
The report header is not.

AliveCor, Cardiologs, and idoven want your ECG dataset. Your patients' names, DOBs, and referring clinician details are in every SCP-ECG and HL7 aECG header. CardioIQ strips all of it inline - before any study reaches an AI vendor, a research archive, or a registrar's inbox.

ECG
SCP / HL7 aECG
Echo
DICOM SR
Cath
Lab reports
CardioIQ · ECG study stream
Patient Name█████████████stripped
Patient ID███████████stripped
Date of Birth1964-00-00pseudonymised
Acquisition Time2024-08-14pseudonymised
Referring Physician██████████████████stripped
Diagnosis TextSinus rhythm, no [REDACTED]stripped
Heart Rate72 bpmretained
QTc Interval412 msretained
SCP-ECG / HL7 aECG / DICOM SR supported38ms
What changes

Before and after CardioIQ.

Everything standing between your cardiology department and an AI ECG or echo vendor partnership.

Without SECUVA
AliveCor wants raw ECG exports. Every SCP-ECG header has the patient name and referring clinician
With CardioIQ
CardioIQ strips all header fields inline. AliveCor receives clean waveforms.
Without SECUVA
Cath lab reports contain referring clinician name and free-text procedural notes
With CardioIQ
Intelligent de-identification processes report text and embedded PDFs before they reach any recipient
Without SECUVA
No record of which studies were shared with AI vendors or research partners
With CardioIQ
Signed audit log of every study delivered to every destination, exportable for HREC
Without SECUVA
Different tools needed for ECG, echo, and cath reports - no unified pipeline
With CardioIQ
Single CardioIQ pipeline handles all cardiology modalities with one audit trail
Without SECUVA
AI vendor partnership blocked for months pending legal and IT sign-off
With CardioIQ
PHI-free data path removes the core legal objection. Partnerships proceed faster.
The overlooked risk

Cardiology data is richer than imaging.
The PHI surface is too.

A single cath lab report may contain patient name, DOB, referring clinician, procedural notes with incidental identifiers, and embedded PDF attachments. Standard DICOM export tools address the header. Nothing else. CardioIQ processes every surface.

Typical cardiology export coverage
DICOM header fieldscovered
ECG header metadatamissed
Report free textmissed
Embedded PDFsmissed
Referring clinicianmissed
How it works

The CardioIQ pipeline.

01
Study Ingest
ECG, echo, cath study received from device or EMR
02
Signal Preserve
Waveform data extracted and retained - clinically intact
03
Header & Text
Metadata, report text, embedded PDFs de-identified
04
Policy Check
Routing validated against recipient data-use agreement
05
Governed Output
Clean study delivered. Cryptographic audit entry written.
Day one

Three things that change immediately.

Connected to your ECG system

We configure CardioIQ between your ECG machines and the downstream destination - GE MUSE, Philips, Siemens, or direct EMR export. Half-day engagement, no workflow changes.

No changes to ECG acquisition

AI vendor receives clean data

AliveCor, Cardiologs, or your research partner gets waveforms with all identity removed. The clinical signal - intervals, rate, morphology - is intact and usable.

ECG · Echo · Cath all covered

Audit trail for every study

Every ECG, echo, and cath report that moves generates a signed log entry. Ready for HREC submission, institutional governance review, or TGA audit from day one.

Exportable HREC-aligned manifest
Capabilities

What CardioIQ covers.

Signal-preserving de-identification

CardioIQ separates the clinical signal from the patient identity - every time. Waveform data, measurements, and diagnostic metadata are preserved intact. Every piece of patient-identifiable information is stripped, pseudonymised, or redacted based on your configured profile. The output is clinically valid and identity-free.

Study types
12-lead ECGHolterEchoStress testCath reportImplant log

Report text de-id

Intelligent de-identification strips names, dates, and incidental identifiers from structured and free-text cath lab reports.

Embedded PDF handling

PDF attachments inside study objects processed - not skipped. Clinician references and letterheads removed.

Policy-gated routing

AI vendor and research archive access governed per data-use agreement. Enforced at network layer.

Immutable audit chain

Every de-identification event signed and timestamped. Exportable for HREC, TGA, or institutional review.

Technical specifications

The formats your cardiology lab actually uses.

ECG formats
SCP-ECG, HL7 aECG (XML), DICOM Waveform, GE MUSE, Philips XML
Echo / imaging
DICOM SR, DICOM Echo, cine loops - PS3.15 aligned
Report de-id
Intelligent de-identification - free text, embedded PDF, structured cath report
Throughput
Real-time · echo studies async
Deployment
On-prem agent · no patient waveform in cloud pipeline
Audit format
Cryptographically-signed audit format · HREC-exportable
Compliance
OAIC APP 11, TGA SaMD pathway, DICOM PS3.15, ISO 27001
Questions

What cardiology teams usually ask us.

01

AliveCor or Cardiologs wants our ECG dataset. How do we share it safely?

The blocker is always the header. SCP-ECG, HL7 aECG, and GE MUSE files carry patient name, DOB, and referring physician in structured header fields. CardioIQ strips those fields inline before any file moves to an AI vendor. AliveCor or Cardiologs receives clean waveforms - the clinical signal is intact, the patient is not identifiable.

02

Our ECG machine export already strips the patient name. Isn't that enough?

For the name field, yes. For the rest of the header, typically not. Referring physician, ordering clinician, DOB, acquisition time, and free-text diagnostic notes are carried in fields that basic export settings do not address. CardioIQ processes every PHI-bearing field per a configurable de-identification profile - not just the name.

03

What about the referring clinician's name and free-text notes in a cath lab report?

That is one of the surfaces most commonly missed. Cath lab reports may contain referring physician name, procedural notes with incidental patient identifiers, and embedded PDF attachments with letterheads. CardioIQ processes free-text report content and embedded PDFs - not just the structured metadata.

04

Does CardioIQ work with our GE MUSE, Philips, or Siemens Healthineers system?

Yes. CardioIQ supports SCP-ECG (GE MUSE, Siemens), HL7 aECG (Philips XML), DICOM Waveform, and standard echo SR formats. Integration is configured per your device and output format. No changes to your ECG acquisition workflow.

05

What do we need to demonstrate to HREC for a cardiac AI research project?

Most HRECs will want a documented de-identification methodology, an audit trail of data movements, and alignment with OAIC APP 11 and DICOM PS3.15. CardioIQ generates a signed methodology manifest for every release - format, version, fields processed, audit hash. Designed to be attached directly to an HREC ethics variation or data governance submission.

06

How does CardioIQ handle echo studies, ECGs, and cath reports differently?

Each modality has a distinct PHI surface. ECG headers carry structured demographic fields. Echo studies contain DICOM SR documents with embedded reports. Cath reports carry free-text procedural notes and PDF attachments. CardioIQ applies the correct processing pipeline to each format - you do not need to manage separate tools for different cardiology modalities.

Get started

See CardioIQ on your study formats.

We will run a live demo against your ECG or echo format. No data leaves your site.

No data leaves your site during the demo. Half-day on-site engagement.