Welch Allyn’s RetinaVue Network certified for Allscripts TouchWorks EHR

Welch Allyn has announced that its RetinaVue Network application has been certified for users of Allscripts TouchWorks electronic health record (EHR) through the Allscripts Developer Program.

With this move, RetinaVue will help users of the EHR to acquire and quality-check retinal images at the point of care, before sending them to specialists for further analysis.

RetinaVue customers will now be able to seamlessly order RetinaVue exams and ensure the resulting expert diagnostic reports are transferred directly into the patient’s electronic health record.

It is the first teleretinal solution to become an Allscripts Certified Application dedicated exclusively to the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy.

Chuck Witkowski, director of teleretinal imaging solutions at Welch Allyn, said: "Our goal is to enable cost-effective screening and materially increase the proportion of diabetic patients that receive an effective retinal screen."

This comes after Welch Allyn agreed to be acquired by fellow medical technology firm Hill-Rom last month.