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Welch Allyn Advancing Frontline Care DIABETIC RETINOPATHY CARDIOPULMONARY SCREENING AND DIAGNOSIS VISION DISABILITIES IN CHILDREN

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DIABETIC RETINOPATHY CARDIOPULMONARY SCREENING AND DIAGNOSIS VISION DISABILITIES IN CHILDREN Primary care is at the forefront of population health. Primary care is at the forefrontlines population health. Primary care clinicians represent the front of of a complex healthcare system. You are tasked representwith front lines of a and chronic Primary care clinicians not only the treating acute complex healthcare conditions, but also with identifying health risk factors early to help system. You are tasked not only with treating acute and chronic improve patientalso with identifying health risk...

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At Welch Allyn, we advance the capabilities of frontline care providers with smarter tools towe advance the capabilities and manage many of the most At Welch Allyn, help you identify, diagnose of frontline care providers with smarter tools to help you identify, diagnose and day. prevalent health issues your practice sees every manage many of the most prevalent health issues your practice sees every day. Together, we can do more to advance frontline care. Together, we can do more to advance frontline care. Keep reading to learn how. Keep reading to learn how.

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High blood pressure is the #1 risk factor for heart attack, stroke and kidney disease.1,2 One in three American adults have high blood pressure.3 46% of people with high blood pressure do not have the condition under control.3

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SOLUTION Welch Allyn offers solutions that extend beyond the four walls of your practice to help you get a more accurate view of a patient’s blood pressure in various settings. IMPACT Connex® Spot Monitor Better identify hypertension with accurate, automated and averaged blood pressure readings in the office. Strengthen your diagnoses with multiple readings inside and outside the office. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force calls ambulatory blood pressure monitoring “the best method for diagnosing hypertension.”4 Effectively manage hypertensive patients to help them reach target blood...

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DIABETIC RETINOPATHY 414 million people globally are living with diabetes.⁶ 80% of patients with diabetes will develop diabetic retinopathy.⁷ With early detection, up to 95% of vision loss cases are preventable.8 <50% Yet documented compliance with annual retinal exams is often less than 50%.

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SOLUTION The Welch Allyn RetinaVue™ Network makes diabetic retinal exams SIMPLE and AFFORDABLE for primary care. RetinaVue™ Network Compliance: RetinaVue Network can double patient compliance rates for diabetic retinal assessment in just 12 months.¹⁰ 0 Patient outcomes: Financial outcomes: Help preserve vision in patients with diabetes through early detection. Most commercial healthcare plans provide coverage for RetinaVue Network DR screening. Consult your payer partners to understand coding and coverage options. Annual retinal examinations are also included in the NCQA® HEDIS® ratings...

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CARDIOPULMONARY SCREENING AND DIAGNOSIS Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.¹¹ COPD is a major cause of disability, and the third leading cause of death in the United States.¹² Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, killing more than 130,000 Americans each year— that’s 1 of every 20 deat

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Welch Allyn cardiopulmonary devices help clinicians quickly detect signs of heart disease, stroke and COPD, and connect data to the specialists who can help patients effectively manage and treat their conditions. IMPACT Q-Stress® Cardiac Stress Testing System Patient outcomes: Financial outcomes: Help improve patient outcomes by offering resting ECG, stress ECG, spirometry, holter and other cardiopulmonary screening solutions that are simple enough for use in primary care, yet equipped with comprehensive tools a specialist needs. A variety of connectivity options, including WiFi® and DICOM®...

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AMBLYOPIA AND VISION DISABILITIES IN CHILDREN Vision disability is the single most prevalent disabling condition among children.¹⁴ The AAP recommends instrumentbased vision screening at as early as 12 months of age, if available.¹⁶ Only one in three U.S. children has had a vision screening before kindergarten.¹⁵ Yet 70% of pediatricians are not doing automated vision screen

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Spot™ Vision Screener is revolutionizing early detection of vision disorders in children to help improve sight and prevent blindness. It can screen objectively for: • Hyperopia • Myopia Astigmatism Anisometropia • Strabismus • Anisocoria Efficiency: In one study, use of the Spot Vision Screener at Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Boston Children’s Hospital helped staff increase completion rates in three-to five-year-old children over chart-based screening. Improvement was observed for each age, but the most impressive result was among three-year-old children—increasing from 38.6% to...

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Advancing Frontline Care Together Your patients expect you to offer the portfolio of services they need to help address increasingly serious conditions. You can expect the same from us. Welch Allyn offers a wide range of solutions designed with your most pressing patient needs in mind—all from the name primary care clinicians have relied on for more than 100 years. Talk to your Welch Allyn representative today, or learn more at www.welchallyn.com. * The information contained in this document is provided for convenience only and represents no statement, promise, or guarantee by Welch Allyn...

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