• Identify a set of business practice performance standards in established, successful community-based oncology practices
   
• Quantify a set of metrics within each standard that can be applied as business practice guidelines to various practice sizes
   
• Recognize practices that exhibit practice excellence and provide a formula practice administrators and physician-owners can incorporate into their business practice model

“The Medical Oncology Business Unit has been seeking a sponsorship vehicle that’s innovative and civic minded,” says Joseph K. Jachinowski, President and CEO, Elekta North America. “From the moment a patient enters a cancer center, through long-term follow up, IMPAC is committed to providing the best patient care. Supplying these centers with the chance to learn best practices from one another, as well as, receive recognition for their hard work and accomplishments helps meet that objective.”

About Hematology and Oncology News & Issues
Hematology & Oncology News & Issues (HONI) was established in 2001 as “The Business News Journal for Hematology & Oncology Practices.” Its charter is to report on the latest developments in these specialties and provide a forum for community-based oncology practices to gain a better understanding of the fiscal challenges of a multi-payer environment and ever-changing reimbursement system. Monthly features cover a wide range of topics including reimbursement, legal advice, information technologies, patient education and treatment options. More information can be found at www.honionline.com.

About IMPAC Medical Systems
IMPAC Medical Systems provides healthcare IT solutions that streamline clinical and business operations across the spectrum of cancer care. With products that range from diagnosis and treatment through long-term follow-up, IMPAC provides a comprehensive oncology management solution that helps improve overall communication, process efficiency, and quality patient care.

IMPAC is part of the Elekta Group, providing oncologists, radiation therapists, neurosurgeons and many other medical specialists with state of the art tools to fight serious disease.

Elekta’s systems and solutions are used in more than 4,500 hospitals around the world. Clinical and information management solutions include, among others, Leksell Gamma Knife® for non-invasive treatment of brain disorders, Elekta Axesse™ and Elekta Synergy® for stereotactic and image guided radiation therapy and radiosurgery as well as the MOSAIQ™ suite of software for image-enabled EMR and efficient management of clinical and patient data.

With more than 2,000 employees globally, the corporate headquarter is located in Stockholm, Sweden and the company is listed on the Nordic Exchange under the ticker EKTAb. More information about Elekta can be found at www.elekta.com.