Mountain View, CA, July 17, 2001
IMPAC Medical Systems,
Inc., the leading provider of integrated clinical and
administrative management systems for cancer specialists since
1990, announced today the launch of PhAST Note™ (Physician
Assisted Structured Template Note), an electronic noting system
that helps oncologists document patient evaluations in under three
minutes. By using logically structured templates, PhAST Note
generates the complete text of a patient note as part of the
patient’s electronic medical record (EMR), thereby eliminating the
need for time-consuming and costly dictation and transcription
services. PhAST Note also includes a charge capture/coding feature
that helps oncology practices capture revenue that would have been
lost due to undercoding. PhAST Note automatically generates a
suggested E&M (Evaluation & Management) code based on the
information documented by the oncologist in the patient note.
“IMPAC has spent the last 11 years developing and expanding our
electronic medical record into the most comprehensive EMR solution
available for oncology. PhAST Note is the latest in a long history
of innovative product solutions,” said Joseph K. Jachinowski,
president and CEO of IMPAC. “With PhAST Note integrated into our
electronic medical record, radiation and medical oncologists now
have a tool that helps them avoid the time and expense of
dictating and transcribing notes from their patient encounters and
ensures that they are properly compensated for their time.”
IMPAC’s extensive electronic medical record includes core charting
features such as diagnosis, staging, patient assessments and
orders management, as well as features specific to each oncology
specialty. PhAST Note expands IMPAC’s EMR to include flexible
noting capability. During a patient evaluation, the oncologist
selects relevant information from a pre-defined template or uses
the system’s free text feature to enter unique, patient-specific
data by voice recognition or by selecting from a list of
frequently-used comments. Because templates are available for
multiple diagnoses and conditions, the oncologist can document
even the most complex patient encounter, such as working up a
patient with colon cancer, hypertension and diabetes.
IMPAC’s EMR – including PhAST Note – is an integral part of
IMPAC’s Multi-ACCESS™ oncology management system, which is
designed to meet the needs of any type of cancer program: private
practices, hospital-based departments and geographically separate,
integrated healthcare delivery networks. Multi-ACCESS is unique in
its integration of core business functions such as scheduling and
billing with a comprehensive electronic medical record designed
specifically for oncology. The result is an integrated management
solution that improves overall communication, process efficiency
and quality of care. Multi-ACCESS is available in a variety of
configurations, including:
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Multi-Department Multi-ACCESS.
Multi-ACCESS is available in both single and multi-department
configurations. Multi-department Multi-ACCESS is ideal for
multi-department or multi-facility organizations that want to
maintain separate schedules and billing records, yet share a
common patient database for system-wide patient management and
reporting.
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Multi-ACCESS ASP. Multi-ACCESS is
designed to run on a local or wide area network, or it can be
operated as an ASP (Application Service Provider). With
Multi-ACCESS ASP, the system is maintained at IMPAC’s data
center and operated by users via the Internet. Multi-ACCESS ASP
users enjoy all the advantages of Multi-ACCESS – full-featured
registration, scheduling, charge capture and electronic charting
– without having to worry about system maintenance.
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Multi-ACCESS ESP. Multi-ACCESS ESP
(Essential, Secure, Portable) provides the ability to access
Multi-ACCESS data – appointments, patients’ charting data,
contacts and quality checklist items – via a PDA (Personal
Digital Assistant). IMPAC customers can use Microsoft® Outlook®
to stay in sync (Portable Multi-ACCESS), or access Multi-ACCESS
via the Web using a wireless Internet provider.
IMPAC
Medical Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of integrated
clinical and administrative management systems for cancer
specialists. Specializing in the development of practice
management, electronic medical record, image management and
decision support software, IMPAC offers practical solutions that
help healthcare providers better manage the process of delivering
care. IMPAC is privately held and is based in Mountain View,
Calif. Founded in 1990; IMPAC systems are utilized by over 20,000
clinicians to manage the daily care of more than 50,000 cancer
patients. For more information about IMPAC Medical Systems’
products and services, please call 650-623-8800 or visit
http://www.impac.com. |
