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Welch Allyn Online Resource Highlights the Advantages of an Electronically Connected Healthcare Facility

Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of frontline products and solutions, introduced an online tool designed to educate doctors on the benefits of connectivity. The new website (www.welchallyn.com/wafor/connectivity/cp-default.htm) is designed to provide healthcare facilities with the resources they need to understand the importance of device connectivity and explain the financial and clinical benefits they can realize from being a connected practice.

“Welch Allyn understands the benefits that device connectivity can bring to a healthcare facility,” said Steve Kenan, senior category manager, Cardiopulmonary, at Welch Allyn. “Our new connectivity resource center will teach doctors how they can make their practices more efficient and more effective in treating their patients by simply implementing medical device connectivity technology. We understand how vital connectivity is to enhancing safety, streamlining care and improving outcomes.”

Connectivity is the electronic exchange of diagnostic test data between devices and an electronic health record (EHRs), creating an efficient way to send results directly into the patient record without error while saving time for heath care workers. Connectivity ensures patient information is up to date, making it easier for doctors to treat patients more effectively and thus improving workflow.

The goal of the Welch Allyn “Connected Practice” resource center website is to provide customers with all the answers they need about the benefits of device connectivity and to introduce them to products that can put those benefits into practice. The site includes customer case studies, brochures and Return on Investment (ROI) calculators. It also includes information about the new Welch Allyn EHR Selection Services program that prepares physicians for the significant changes that occur with the introduction of an electronic health record. Physicians can also sign up to receive a free quarterly newsletter, Physician Insider, which offers tips associated with connectivity and more.

Eric W. Weidmann, M.D., South Austin Medical Clinic, has first-hand knowledge of the benefits of a connected practice. “Now when I sign off on [a patient test]—whether it be spirometry or electrocardiogram—it immediately goes into the EHR and becomes available to my automated faxing or data interface,” said Weidmann. “So right away I can send a complete report to the consultant—the new ECG, an old ECG for comparison, the lab from last week. Done. It doesn’t sit on somebody’s desk for two days. I think of it and it happens. That’s a piece of artwork.”

“Welch Allyn has one of the broadest ranges of products in the primary care marketplace that digitally capture diagnostic measurements and have the ability to connect to EHRs,” added Kenan. “Whether customers are still in the searching phase or ready to purchase equipment, this site can answer all their inquiries and help facilitate the entire process.”

The complete line of Welch Allyn connected devices includes:

• Spot Vital Signs
• Spot Vital Signs LXi
• Vital Signs Monitor 300 Series
• PC-Based Exercise and Resting ECG’s and Pocket PC-Based Resting ECG’s
• Holter Systems
• PC-Based SpiroPerfect Spirometer
• ABPM 6100
• CP 100 and CP 200 Electrocardiographs
• Digital MacroView Otoscope

Founded in 1915 and headquartered in Skaneateles Falls, NY (USA), Welch Allyn is a leading global manufacturer of medical diagnostic equipment and a complete range of digital and connected solutions. With over 2,500 employees working in 20 different countries, Welch Allyn specializes in helping doctors, nurses, and other frontline practitioners across the globe provide the best patient care by developing innovative products, breakthrough technologies, and cutting-edge solutions that help them see more patients, detect more conditions, and improve more lives. More information about Welch Allyn and its complete line of connected products and solutions may be found at www.welchallyn.com.

Source: Welch Allyn