SUNNYVALE,
CA, April 9, 2007
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. (Impac Software), an Elekta company and the
world’s leading provider of information technology (IT)
solutions for oncology care, announced today the first ever live
interface between an oncology-specific electronic medical record
(EMR) and OTN’s Lynx Mobile™ software. Impac Software’s oncology-specific
EMR offers patient charting and several advanced practice
management capabilities, all centralized in a single-database.
Impac Software’s single-database EMR manages information related to
scheduling, billing, laboratory information systems, clinical
charting for assessments, encounters, chemotherapy regimens,
automated drug calculations, computerized physician order entry,
and real-time data visualization to support the unique oncology
workflow. Lynx Mobile, developed by OTN, is an automated charge
capture, inventory management and reporting tool specifically
designed for community-based clinic staff to efficiently manage
inventory of drugs and supplies while improving the management
of clinical practice revenue. The interface of Impac Software’s and OTN’s
powerful oncology workflow management systems helps clinicians
and cancer teams significantly enhance workflow efficiency and
patient experience.
Specifically, Hinsdale Hematology Oncology Associates, Ltd. (HHOA),
a Hinsdale, IL six-physician practice that provides services to
80-100 patients a day, has seen increasing patient loads since
installing Impac Software in 2001. HHOA’s investment in Impac Software allowed the
clinic to transfer paper charts to Impac Software’s single-database EMR.
Moving to the EMR enabled HHOA to increase the speed and
accuracy of the patient encounter, and enhance patient
documentation. As a result, HHOA enjoyed improvements in patient
and clinician satisfaction, patient load increases, and an
elevated level of process efficiency that essentially returned
the EMR investment within two years of implementation.
"The Impac Software EMR interfaced to the Lynx Mobile is convenient, easy
to use, and closely matches the workflow in our practice. It
allows us to capture lost charges on the system and gain data
and information to help run our practice," said Michele K.
White, practice administrator and operations manager for HHOA.
"We have found that the Impac Software and Lynx Mobile interface is
vastly better than our previous interface. Now that we have
Impac Software’s oncology IT solution and OTN's interface in place,
patient information is automatically transferred between Impac Software
and Lynx Mobile. This automatic updating of our Impac Software EMR saves
time by eliminating manual re-entry of patient data and patient
charges."
"Our oncology customers are signing up to use Lynx Mobile
because of its ability to help them decrease lost charges and
manage inventory in a way that allows clinics to run as
efficiently as possible," said Gena Cook, vice president of
sales and marketing for OTN. "This is a testament to the
technological advance that Lynx Mobile represents and further
illustrates how OTN differentiates itself from other
distributors in the marketplace. We believe Lynx Mobile's
intuitive user interface and accessibility anywhere in the
clinic changes the way community-based infusion clinics manage
their patient care and work flow. With Lynx Mobile, practices
have more time to focus on delivering optimal patient care."
“Impac Software is pleased to have the opportunity to continue our work
as OTN’s preferred oncology EMR vendor,” states Barbara Robbins,
Director, IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., Medical Oncology Business
Unit. “This interface facilitates the exchange of information
between the Impac Software single database EMR and practice management
system to Lynx Mobile, which can further enhance oncology
workflow efficiency and accuracy.”
Demonstrations and full details about the Impac Software
oncology-specific IT solution and the interface to the OTN Lynx
Mobile will be available at the AOHA Conference in Austin, TX,
Booth # 18, April 15 – 17, 2007.
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For more information, please contact:
Lorna Murdock, Marketing Communications Manager
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
Tel: +1 408 830 8937, e-mail:
pr@impac.com
Product
Inquiries:
Jerry McCann
Senior Product Manager
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
Tel: +1 408 830 8022, e-mail:
jmccann@impac.com
Investor Enquiries:
Peter Ejemyr, Group VP Corporate Communications, Elekta AB
Tel: +46 733 611 000, e-mail:
peter.ejemyr@elekta.com
About OTN
OTN, a One Equity Partners portfolio company, is a leading
physician services company that provides a broad set of
customized solutions, including technology, pharmaceuticals,
supportive care products and medical/surgical supplies, to
physicians who practice in the community-based treatment
setting. Through its innovative Lynx™ Technologies, practice
management tools and unsurpassed customer service, OTN helps
physicians remain independent and improve practice efficiency
while enabling them to focus on providing optimal patient care.
Through its specialty pharmacy, OTN provides physicians and
their patients with efficient delivery of medications to treat
cancer, as well as rheumatoid arthritis, infertility and other
chronic conditions requiring the latest intravenous, injectable
and oral medicines. OTN's affiliated group purchasing
organization (GPO), Onmark, offers its members competitive
contracts for oncology drugs and medical/surgical supplies,
practice management tools and educational programs. For more
information, please visit
www.myOTN.com.
About IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., an Elekta company, provides
healthcare information technology solutions that streamline
clinical and business operations across the spectrum of cancer
care. Impac Software’s open integration to multiple healthcare data and
imaging systems offers oncology-specific patient charting and
practice management, as well as best-of-breed systems for
anatomic pathology, clinical laboratory, and cancer registry.
With products that are used in association with diagnosis and
treatment environments through long-term follow-up, Impac Software
provides a comprehensive oncology management solution that helps
improve overall communication, process efficiency, and quality
of patient care. For more information about Impac Software products and
services, please call 888-GO-Impac Software or visit
www.impac.com.
About
Elekta
Elekta is an international medical-technology Group, providing
meaningful clinical solutions, comprehensive information systems
and services for improved cancer care and management of brain
disorders. All of Elekta’s solutions employ non-invasive or
minimally invasive techniques and are therefore clinically
effective, gentle on the patient and cost-effective.
Clinical solutions include among others Leksell Gamma Knife® for
non-invasive treatment of brain disorders and Elekta Synergy®
for image guided radiation therapy (IGRT). Following the
acquisition of Impac Software Inc. in April 2005, the
Elekta Group is the world’s largest supplier of oncology
software. Elekta’s systems and solutions are used at over 4,000
hospitals around the world to treat cancer and manage clinical
operations as well as to diagnose and treat brain disorders,
including tumors, vascular malformations and functional
disorders. With approx. 2,000 employees, Elekta’s corporate
headquarter is located in Stockholm, Sweden and the company is
listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange under the ticker EKTAb.
For more information about Elekta, please visit
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Lorna Murdock
Marketing Communications Manager
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
408-830-8937
pr@impac.com
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