Primary Care Practice
From physical exams and vision screenings to diagnostic cardiology and vital signs measurement, see how our advanced tools support primary care and family medicine practices.
You are on the Front Line of Population Health
Discover how we're working to help you manage chronic conditions and identify risk factors early so you can support better outcomes for your patients and your practice.
Enhanced Physical Examinations
From the otoscope always on hand to our thermometers, our Welch Allyn physical exam tools are your trusted companion in the exam room.
- Advance your eye and ear exams with our next-generation, wide-view LED ophthalmoscopes and otoscopes.
- Quickly and accurately capture temperature readings with our ear and oral/axillary/rectal thermometers.
- Keep the diagnostic tools you need within arm's reach with integrated wall systems.
Managing Hypertension
See how our Welch Allyn vital signs devices, automated blood pressure monitors and home blood pressure monitoring solutions can help you identify hypertension with accurate, automated and averaged blood pressure readings in your office. Our solutions will help your team be confident when diagnosing hypertension with multiple readings inside and outside your office.
See Your Options
Our Welch Allyn patient monitoring devices can be customized to your needs, such as thermometer type and SpO2 brand. See available configurations in our product catalog.
Simple, Connected Cardiopulmonary Testing
There’s no time to lose when diagnosing a potential heart condition. You need simple, streamlined ECG test workflows to help you shorten the path to diagnosis and treatment for cardiopulmonary disease. Our ECG solutions are designed to help you tap into specialist-level features designed for the physician's office and keep reimbursable procedures in house. You can choose from a variety of communication methods—including Wi-Fi and DICOM—with our EMR-connected ECGs.
Retinal Exams and Pediatric Vision Screening
37 million Americans are living with diabetes,1 and up to 80% of them will develop some stage of diabetic retinopathy.2 With early detection, up to 95% of vision loss from diabetic retinopathy is preventable,3 yet documented compliance with annual retinal exams is often only 60%.2
Discover how the Welch Allyn RetinaVue care delivery model is making diabetic retinal eye exams simple and affordable for primary care providers, helping you:
- Intercept patients during primary care office visits—helping to achieve up to 90% documented compliance within one year.4
- Inform care planning, delivery, coverage and quality measure (HEDIS) performance with accurate documentation.5
- Diabetic retinal exams in a point-of-care settings are reimbursable6 and can help improve quality measure performance.7
Vision disability is the single most prevalent disabling condition among children.8 The AAP recommends instrument-based vision screening as early as 12 months of age, if available.9 Yet 90% of pediatricians are not doing automated childhood vision screening.10 Get to know our Welch Allyn Spot Vision Screener, and see how it can help you quickly and easily detect vision disorders in children—helping to improve sight and prevent blindness.
- Work efficiently by capturing an image of both eyes in seconds.
- Standardize on a fast, objective and consistent approach to pediatric vision screening across your healthcare network.
U.S. Product Catalog
Looking for detailed information on products Baxter offers in the United States? Find what you need on our digital catalog, including configurations, parts and accessories, how to place an order and more.
Experience This Care Setting Live
See how our Primary Care spaces come together to support patient safety. Visit one of our U.S. Customer Experience Centers in Raleigh, North Carolina, Batesville, Indiana or Irvine, California for hands-on demonstrations, personalized consultations, continuing education and more.
References
- American Diabetes Association Statistics About Diabetes. www.diabetes.org/resources/statistics/statistics-about-diabetes. Accessed September 9, 2022.
- Diabetic Retinopathy Preferred Practice Pattern from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.09.025, ISSN 0161-6420/19. Accessed July 29, 2020.
- “New Treatment Options, Better Hope of Preventing Vision Loss from Diabetes | National Eye Institute.” https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/newtreatment-options-better-hope-preventing-vision-loss-diabetes. Published November 19, 2015. Accessed September 9, 2022.
- Mansberger SL, Gleitsmann K, Gardiner S, et al. Comparing the effectiveness of telemedicine and traditional surveillance in providing diabetic retinopathy screening examinations: A randomized controlled trial. Telemed J E Health. 2013 Dec; 19(12): 942-8
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. Risk Adjustment Documentation & Coding Improvement Reference Information. HorizonBlue.com. Published March 25, 2021. Accessed March 24, 2026. https://www.horizonblue.com/providers/products-programs/risk-adjustment-overview/risk-adjustment-documentation-coding-improvement-reference-information
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 2026 Star Ratings Fact Sheet. CMS.gov. Published November 18, 2025. Accessed May 21, 2026. Available from: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/2026-star-ratings-fact-sheet.pdf
- National Committee for Quality Assurance. 2025 Health Plan Ratings Required HEDIS, CAHPS and HOS Measures (April 2024 Posting). NCQA. Published April 2024. Accessed January 14, 2026. Available from: https://wpcdn.ncqa.org/www-prod/wp-content/uploads/2025-HPR-List-of-Required-Performance-Measures_April-2024.pdf
- Improving the nation's vision health; a coordinated public health approach. Duenas, Michael; Saaddine, Jinuan; National Center of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.), Division of Diabetes Translation, Vision Health Initiative 2007;
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6846 Accessed March 28, 2023 - American Academy of Pediatrics. http://www.aappublications.org/news/2015/12/07/Vision120715 Accessed January 19, 2023
- Couser, Natario L., Esmail, Fatema Q., Hutchinson, Amy K. “Vision Screening in the Pediatricians Office” Open Journal of Ophthalmology (May 2012)
- Children’s Eye Foundation. A Practical Guide for Primary Care Physicians: Instrument-Based Vision Screening In Children. Grapevine, TX: Children’s Eye Foundation; 2016
Disclaimers
Rx Only. For safe and proper use of product mentioned herein, please refer to the Instructions for Use or Operator Manual.
Spot Vision Screener is a not a prescriptive device.
Baxter, Welch Allyn, Connex, CP 150, ELI, MacroView Plus, PanOptic Plus, RetinaVue, Spot Vital Signs, Spot and SureTemp Plus are trademarks of Baxter International Inc. or its subsidiaries. Any other trademarks, product names or brand images are the property of their respective owners.