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58 Covetrus | ph: 855.724.3461 | fx: 888.329.3861 | cvet.co/shop Monitoring Reach for the "Cloud" for Better Data Management Veterinary medicine evolves daily. Properly recorded data is now an extremely important aspect of patient care throughout the surgical process. This ensures record accuracy that increases patient safety, frees up staff time for better focus on the patient and overall, protects the clinic. Data handwritten by overworked clinic staff – particularly regarding anesthesia – make it difficult to guarantee proper continuum of care. Without complete anesthetic records, veterinarians cannot prove that standard of care took place if complications arise. digiCloud ™ To address these concerns, patient monitors in the Digicare Animal Health's LifeWindow Lite Series now allow for patient data to be uploaded and shared from Digicare's own cloud- based infrastructure – digiCloud ™ . The digiCloud app improves workflow by simplifying the anesthetic charting process with the ability to digitally collect all procedure information as well as collect and store practice analytics. The data is then displayed using visual graphics that practice owners and managers can review to gather insightful knowledge that can be used to improve clinic operations. With digiCloud, data will never be lost as it is always backed up on the device for added security. Interruptions in data transmission with digiCloud will also not result in data loss. Administrative permissions further protect data access and integrity. SedVUE Module SedVUE is a paperless anesthesia real-time reporting module of digiCloud. Easy to use, staff can enter patient signalment, surgery assessments and notes, and all medications given during pre- and post-operative phases. SedVUE automatically collects patient data from Digicare monitors and enters the vitals directly into the anesthetic monitoring record, freeing up the technician to be more hands on with the patient. According to the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia's (ACVAA) Small Animal Monitoring Guidelines, a patient's monitored parameters should be recorded every 5-10 minutes. All drugs administered to each patient should also be recorded in the peri-anesthetic period and in early recovery, with dose, time and any drug reactions noted. Complete Records After the completion of a surgical procedure, all patient data collected during the surgery is automatically saved inside digiCloud's database. There, all records are stored safely and can be reviewed at any time or downloaded in PDF format for uploading into patient management systems. No Software Installation Being a fully cloud-based web application means there is no software to install or data to manage. It is all managed for clinic staff and updated seamlessly on the cloud. If data transfer is ever interrupted, vitals will be stored on the machine until service is restored and automatically moved into the patient record.