Sunnyvale, California, October 30, 2008 – Thirteen of Impac Software’s oncology Electronic Medical Record (EMR) customers were recognized Monday, October 20 at the 2008 Hematology & Oncology Practice Excellence (HOPE) Awards Dinner. Launched in 2007 by Hematology & Oncology News & Issues, the HOPE awards encourage the development of practice standard excellence within community-based cancer centers.

Acknowledged earlier in the year for achieving a balance between quality patient care and sound business practices, each of the thirteen Impac customers were recognized as nominees for the Practice of the Year award – which was presented to a small, medium and large practice.

“While there are many keys to practice excellence, at Impac we believe quick and easy access to medical records is integral to patient care,” says Jay Hoey, Executive Vice President Product Creation at Elekta and President and CEO of Impac Software. “Designed to support every member of the cancer care team, Impac’s oncology EMR reduces costs, increases productivity and boosts efficiency – while enabling clinicians to spend more time focusing on their patients.”

Twenty seven small, 15 medium and 16 large practices competed to be the 2008 HOPE Practice of the Year. Committed to utilizing EMR technology for the advantage of patient care, the following Impac customers have been selected as finalists. As a finalist, some have won awards earlier in the year. Finalists and Practice of the Year winners include:

• Kansas City Cancer Center, Overland Park, Kan., Practice of the Year winner, large practice, recognized for leadership and patient care;
• Palmetto Hematology Oncology, Spartanburg, S.C., Practice of the Year winner, medium practice, recognized for clinical best practices and leadership;
• Alamance Cancer Center, Burlington, N.C., medium practice finalist;
• Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center, Bakersfield, Calif., large practice finalist recognized for facility;
• Corpus Christi Cancer Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, small practice finalist;
• Finger Lakes Hematology and Oncology, Clifton Springs, N.Y., small practice finalist;
• Gadsden Regional Cancer Center, Gadsden, Ala., small practice finalist;
• Hematology/Oncology Associates of Central New York, East Syracuse, N.Y., large practice finalist;
• Joe Arrington Cancer Center, Lubbock, Texas, medium practice finalist;
• Southlake Oncology, Southlake, Texas, small practice finalist;
• Southwest Oncology / Durango Cancer Center, Durango, Colo., small practice finalist recognized for patient care;
• The West Clinic, Memphis, Tenn., large practice finalist recognized for clinical best practices;
• Valerie Fund Children’s Cancer Center, Morristown, N.J., medium practice finalist;
• UPMC Cancer Centers, Pittsburgh, Pa., large practice finalist.

“There is no doubt that choosing and implementing an EMR system was the single biggest risk the practice has taken in the last five years,” says Colin Curran, M.D. and Managing Director of Palmetto Hematology Oncology and HOPE Award winner. “Now almost three years after implementation, everyone in the practice agrees that the quality of care has improved, and it has clearly been financially beneficial to the practice.”

The awards, which are based on the analysis of metrics-based information provided by each center’s submission, as well as a blind balloting process conducted by a HONI panel of experts, were presented at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago, Illinois in conjunction with the 2008 Cancer Center Business Summit. For additional information, visit, www.honionline.com.

About Impac Software
Impac Software is part of the Elekta Group, a human care company pioneering significant innovations and clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders. Impac’s open integration to multiple healthcare data and imaging systems offers oncology-specific patient charting and practice management, as well as systems for anatomic pathology, clinical laboratory and cancer registry.

Today, Elekta solutions are used in more than 5,000 hospitals globally, and every day more than 100,000 patients receive diagnosis, treatment or follow-up with the help of a solution from the Elekta Group. Elekta employs around 2,500 employees globally. The corporate headquarter is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and the company is listed on the Nordic Exchange under the ticker EKTAb. For more information, please visit www.impac.com or www.elekta.com.