News: Press Releases: 02-22-2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Welch Allyn Teams with Wellogic to Develop Software Solutions to Enhance Clinical Efficiencies

Collection and Analysis of Vital Signs Data and Connectivity with Electronic Medical Records Will Enable Improved Efficiency and Patient Safety

"We are pleased to team up with Wellogic in developing a truly unique solution that will help caregivers in frontline hospital settings more efficiently care for their patients by providing timely, real-time access to accurate and reliable patient-specific data captured by our devices," explained Welch Allyn Executive Vice President Douglas Linquest. "Together, we'll be able to both enhance the efficiency and safety with which care is delivered."

"The result of this partnership with Welch Allyn will liberate hospital staff from duplication of effort and will dramatically reduce errors from both writing and typing patient data," said Sumit Nagpal, President and CEO of Wellogic. "We are very enthusiastic about the fact that the process of capturing and analyzing such data is going to be completely transformed."

About Wellogic

Wellogic provides clinical software solutions for connecting the healthcare community. Wellogic Consult, the company's award-winning clinical solution, unifies patient information and clinical workflows across hospital, payer, employer, pharmacy, and service provider systems, providing a comprehensive patient record and clinical decision support at the point of care.

Consult is being used to enable anytime, anywhere access to clinical information and transactions across previously disconnected parties. These securely connected communities result in more timely decision making, enhanced patient safety and quality of care, reduced delivery costs, and improved outcomes and satisfaction. Consult is built upon the Wellogic Platform, a modern health information exchange framework adopted by leading HIS vendors, service providers, and provider organizations, which offers enterprise-class scalability, integration, and performance at an affordable price.

About Welch Allyn

Welch Allyn, Inc. was founded in 1915 and is today a leading manufacturer of innovative medical diagnostic and therapeutic devices, cardiac defibrillators, patient monitoring systems, and miniature precision lamps. Headquartered in Skaneateles Falls, New York, USA, Welch Allyn employs more than 2,300 people and has numerous manufacturing, sales, and distribution facilities located throughout the world. Additional information on Welch Allyn and its products may be found at www.welchallyn.com.