SUNNYVALE, CA,
March 25, 2007
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. (IMPAC), an Elekta
company and leading provider of information technology (IT)
solutions for anatomic pathology and oncology care, introduces
the PowerPath Advanced Materials
Processing
(AMP) module. AMP enhances patient safety with expanded use of
barcode technology to track case materials from accessioning to
sign-out. AMP provides laboratories with significant
opportunities to improve workflow efficiency, accountability and
responsiveness, potentially resulting in revenue increases and
cost savings.Mismanagement of case
materials can result in critical errors. AMP adds a new
dimension
to patient safety by maintaining strong identifying links
between all case materials and the case details in PowerPath.
AMP workflow ensures that the correct number of slides is
generated from the block and the correct labels are printed.
“We simply scan the PowerPath specimen
barcode at the cassette labeler,” states Lyman Garniss,
corporate manager and current leader, IS lab group for
Partners Healthcare Systems (PHS), Boston, MA. “The
system
downloads the information required for the
cassette labeler and the correct number, type and color of
cassettes are produced with
barcodes.
Utilizing this technology, PHS demonstrates the highest level of
accuracy possible. We can easily see the progress status of
cassettes and slides, and case progression time has improved.
Best of all, our staff (at all levels) are very happy with the
performance of the module.”
“IMPAC is pleased to introduce the AMP
module, which is currently in use at PHS’
Massachusetts
General Hospital”, states George Rugg, Vice President and
General
Manager of IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.’s LIS Business Unit.
“AMP’s barcode technology, which resembles the package tracking
model of major package shippers, provides accurate communication
and efficient workflow in the laboratory.”
Demonstrations and full details about PowerPath version 9 and
Advanced Materials
Processing will be available at the
CLMA ThinkLab ’07 Conference & Exhibition in Houston,
TX,
Booth
# 139, March 25-27, and the United States & Canadian Academy of
Pathologists (USCAP) in San Diego, CA, Booth # 844, from March
26-28, 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:
Julie DeSantis, Market Manager, IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.,
Tel: +1 408 830 8083, e-mail:
jdesantis@impac.com
Investor Inquiries:
Peter Ejemyr, Group VP Corporate Communications, Elekta AB
Tel: +46 733 611 000, e-mail: peter.ejemyr@elekta.com
About IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., an Elekta company, provides
healthcare information technology (IT) solutions that streamline
clinical and business operations across the spectrum of cancer
care. IMPAC’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
provides a comprehensive oncology management solution that helps
improve overall communication, process efficiency, and quality
of patient care. For more information about IMPAC products and
services, please call 888-GO-IMPAC 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 Medical Systems 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
www.elekta.com.
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