Mountain View, CA, November 1, 2001
IMPAC
Medical Systems, Inc., the leading provider of integrated clinical
and administrative management systems for cancer specialists,
today announced the introduction of OpenRT™ Certification, a
partnership program with treatment planning vendors including
Computerized Medical Systems, Inc. (CMS), of St. Louis, Mo.
OpenRT Certification establishes compliance, validation,
deployment, and support standards for the interoperability of
treatment planning systems with IMPAC’s Electronic Medical Record
(EMR) and, subsequently from the EMR to the linear accelerator for
treatment delivery. “Standards for data interchange are
meaningless if the interoperating systems do not utilize them
consistently and the interfaces are not validated,” said Joe
Jachinowski, president and chief executive officer of IMPAC.
“IMPAC has
initiated the OpenRT Certification partnership program as a means
to improve the interoperability and support of a multi-component
system,” continued Jachinowski. “The OpenRT Certification
partnership confirms a vendor’s commitment to developing and
adhering to interface standards that ensure treatment plans can be
seamlessly transferred, verified, and delivered, thereby providing
a truly integrated clinical solution that improves overall process
efficiency and the quality of care provided.”
“CMS and
IMPAC have both been at the forefront of developing open
system-to-system communications,” said Doug Sprague, president and
chief executive officer of CMS. “However, interfaces and protocols
can become an artificial limit as well as an aid. This
collaboration removes many limits and lets both companies work in
support of the customer and their patients. We expect our
customers will quickly see the benefit of this program in the
efficiency they can work with both organizations.”
OpenRT Certification also establishes a service partnership
between the vendors to guarantee smooth implementation and
Single-Point™ Customer Service. “Customers can purchase the
treatment planning system and the EMR/V&R system of their choice
without worrying if the systems will work together,” said Andrea
Morgan, radiation oncology charting product manager for IMPAC. “By
the end of 2001, customer support will be available in a single
phone call; Single-Point Customer Service allows customers to call
either IMPAC or CMS to resolve any problems that may arise.”
About IMPAC Medical Systems,
Inc.
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 currently has an installed customer
base of more than 1,600 cancer centers in 45 countries worldwide,
and its systems 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.
About Computerized Medical
Systems, Inc.
Computerized Medical Systems, Inc. is the world's largest supplier
of Radiation Therapy Planning systems with over 1,200 systems
installed. CMS' flagship product, FOCUS®, is the leading 3-D RTP
system in the US and abroad with over 1,000 systems installed to
date. CMS manufactures, markets and supports 3-D Treatment
Planning Systems, Focal PC-based applications, as well as DynaScan,
a Dosimetry system for beam data collection. Offices are located
worldwide with headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri and regional
offices in Freiberg, Germany, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, and Hong
Kong, China. CMS is the worldwide market share leader in Radiation
Treatment Planning Systems with more 3-D RTP installations than
any other competitor. For further information on CMS, please visit
the CMS Website at
http://www.cms-stl.com or call CMS at (800) 878-4267 or (314)
993-0003. |
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Marketing Communications:
Michelle Arnold
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
650-623-8883
pr@impac.com
http://www.impac.com
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