Bayer HealthCare announced the launch of a new online tool EZ-Log Web Client hat allows hemophilia patients and healthcare providers to record and track treatment on the EZ-Log Web site.  Now hemophilia patients have the convenience of two options to enter and transmit data within the EZ-Log system, the EZ-Log Web Client or the EZ-Log PDA - a hand-held device that allows patients to enter their treatment data in real-time by scanning barcodes of treatment packaging.

EZ-Log Web Client is available to all hemophilia patients, regardless of their brand of treatment.  The online and hand-held tools will make the EZ-Log Electronic Diary more accessible to hemophilia patients, helping to improve record-keeping compliance and communication between patients and healthcare professionals.

Katie Westover, patient services coordinator, Milwaukee Comprehensive Center For Bleeding Disorders. said, "With EZ-Log's Web Client application, our clinic can use one program to manage treatment and monitor compliance for all our hemophilia patients, regardless of their treatment needs,".  This tool ables to connect directly with individual patients electronically and allows patients to easily update their own records from anywhere.

In addition to this, providing patients with a new tracking tool, Web Client offers added convenience to people living with hemophilia by giving them more communication choices to suit their busy lifestyles. Simple menus and icons make recording data fast and easy and personalized training ensures that patients will get the most out of the EZ-Log system.

The added flexibility and convenience of using the technology they can prefer to enter their infusion details, including the time, reason for infusion, and details of the bleed. Previously, electronic documentation of infusions was only possible through the hand-held device.   A one-to-one messaging function that allows for personalized e-mail communications and automatic e-mail alerts between patients and healthcare providers. This new feature will also be available on the EZ-Log PDA.