MELBOURNE, Australia – Welch Allyn, a leading global provider of medical diagnostic devices headquartered in Skaneateles Falls, NY, will showcase its newest generation of connected solutions designed to address the needs of busy medical practices today at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) AsiaPac Conference and Leadership Summit in Melbourne, Australia. Designed to swiftly gather accurate patient data and transmit it to an electronic medical record (EMR), the new platform-based Welch Allyn Connex® Integrated Wall System (IWS) and Welch Allyn Connex® Electronic Vitals Documentation (EVD) System will be on display at booth 410.
“The solutions we are featuring this week at HIMSS AsiaPac11 allow providers to quickly and efficiently collect and record patients’ vital signs, which is important in fast-paced hospital settings,” said Jolly. “We have a commitment to fostering high-performance healthcare environments, and our platform-based devices help reduce the chance of transcription errors and the time required to collect patient data—as well as providing all caregivers near-instant access to the most recent patient status.”
According to Andrew Jolly, general manager, Welch Allyn Australia, the high-performance healthcare solutions Welch Allyn is featuring at HIMSS AsiaPac11 are a direct result of the growing demand for connected and configurable solutions that anticipate and respond to unique healthcare provider needs around the world. The products offer easy-to-use features and options that provide clinicians with access to information they need to provide the best possible patient care.
Welch Allyn Connex® Integrated Wall System
The Welch Allyn Connex® Integrated Wall System (IWS) incorporates nearly 100 years of innovation into one unit including traditional Welch Allyn physical assessment instruments—an integrated ophthalmoscope and otoscope—and twenty-first century vital signs documentation technology with the Connex® Vital Signs Monitor (VSM). The Connex VSM is a full-color, touch screen device providing automatic measurements such as heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, pulse oximetry, weight and Total Hemoglobin; manual parameters such as respiration, height and pain level; and modifiers such as body position, O2 therapy details and others.
By incorporating Connex VSM technology into the Connex IWS, the wall unit can be configured for spot-check, monitoring with intervals or triage modes and is ideal for sites using an EMR. The Connex IWS significantly reduces time spent on manual transcription and instances of human error with automatic data transfer to an EMR. And patient vital signs can be viewed anytime, anywhere on a network. The customizable wall system supports both Welch Allyn and its’ manufacturing partners’ technology, and its’ open architecture makes it a great investment, as upgrades and new technology can be added as they become available.
Welch Allyn Connex® Electronic Vitals Documentation System
The Welch Allyn Connex® Electronic Vitals Documentation (EVD) System is an all-in-one solution that electronically captures and transmits patient data to an EMR enabling improvements in patient safety and clinical decision making and reducing risk to facilities. The system provides clinicians in general care settings with immediate access to accurate vital signs anytime, anywhere. It includes the Connex VSM, accessory cable management stand and Connex® Vitals Management (VM) software which automates the vitals documentation process to eliminate manual steps and the errors that go with them. With Connex VM software integrated into an EMR system, users can document accurate patient data right from the bedside.
“Scalability is having a profound impact on the way we develop our products,” added Jolly. “Accuracy, workflow and patient safety are primary concerns in hospitals around the world. We are designing platform-based solutions that offer greater efficiency and more configurability options to help shape the future of healthcare delivery beyond traditional approaches to connect, manage, and share patient information—and improve patient care in the process.”
About Welch Allyn
Founded in 1915 and headquartered in Skaneateles Falls, NY (USA), Welch Allyn is a leading global provider of medical diagnostic equipment and a complete range of digital and connected solutions. With 2,750 employees working in 26 different countries, Welch Allyn is a family-owned business that 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.
