SUNNYVALE, CA, and SALT LAKE
CITY, UT, (September 25, 2008)
Impac Software, part of the Elekta Group and provider of
information technology solutions for anatomic pathology (AP)
laboratories, and Amirsys, Inc., a leader in reference materials
for radiology and pathology, today announced the development of
an integration between PowerPath®, Impac’s AP laboratory
information system, and PathIQ®, Amirsys’ PathIQ ImmunoQuery
immunostain decision support system.
Important for hospitals, as well as independent labs, this
integration will provide pathologists with immediate access to
published reference materials and antibody suggestions,
resulting in more accurate, efficient and complete diagnoses for
AP cases. It also will shorten the time it takes to determine or
verify accurate diagnoses – providing the pathologist with an
estimate of turnaround times if the test is performed in their
laboratory or requires a send out of slides.
“The integration of PathIQ ImmunoQuery with PowerPath helps
hospitals or independent labs promote cost-effective management
of their internal antibody and IHC resources,” reports Elizabeth
Hammond, M.D., FCAP, Executive Editor for Pathology at Amirsys.
“The integration of PowerPath and ImmunoQuery now allow a lab to
use the new PowerPath custom immunostain menu mapping feature
between the lab’s existing inventory and ImmunoQuery’s extensive
antibody menu and database. The system will then automatically
compare the antibodies in the lab’s own inventory to pathologist
requested IHC panels and determine if the requested antibodies
are ‘available in-house,’ ‘available via send-out,’ or ‘not
typically supported.’ The new integration can assist
pathologists who use PowerPath to select first from in-house
available immunostains whenever medically appropriate, thereby
promoting cost-effective management of IHC costs. In addition,
the integration helps streamline the pathologist’s workflow by
ensuring that the most effective immunostains possible are
ordered, thereby improving the quality of patient care. As an
additional benefit, instead of separate logins for PowerPath and
ImmunoQuery, the new integration allows PowerPath users to
simply access ImmunoQuery directly from within PowerPath.”
“Impac is excited to be working with Amirsys to provide access
to this service directly from PowerPath,” says George Rugg,
Senior Vice President and General Manager of Impac Software’s
LIS business unit. “Over the years thousands of pathologists
from around the world have been using this valuable tool for
training and as an aid in the diagnostic process. This
partnership reinforces Impac’s commitment to integrate proven
technologies.”
PowerPath demonstrations will be available at the College of
American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting in San Diego,
California, September 25-27. For additional information, visit
Impac Software booth # 302, Amirsys at booth # 804, or visit
www.impac.com/pathology
and www.amirsys.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 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.
Today, Elekta solutions are used in over 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 about Elekta, please
visit www.elekta.com.
About Amirsys
Amirsys is a leading provider of imaging informatics and
diagnostic reference support for pathology and radiology. PathIQ®
ImmunoQuery® by Amirsys provides powerful meta-analysis plus
stunning, high-resolution images of salient histologic features,
tissue controls, antibody stains and pitfalls. ImmunoQuery is
the definitive, evidence-based decision support system for
immunohistochemistry and is designed to support the busy
practicing pathologist by increasing speed, accuracy and
diagnostic confidence. ImmunoQuery helps pathologists quickly
define a panel of immunostains to differentiate among a set of
possible diagnoses. Its database is updated continually and is
fully referenced with abstract access. Access to ImmunoQuery
helps streamline the pathologist’s workflow by ensuring that the
most effective immunostains possible are ordered, thereby
improving the quality of patient care. Customizable,
user-designed queries and resulting panels promote cost savings
through encouraging use of the immunostains available in the
lab’s own inventory. ImmunoQuery is the most widely-used
informatics system in the world utilized by pathologists for
selecting immunostains.
In addition to its pathology products, Amirsys is a leading
provider of informatics decision support and reference products
in radiology. Amirsys’ Diagnostic Imaging, Imaging Anatomy and
Pocket Radiologist® reference texts are the world’s best selling
reference series in radiology. STATdx® provides online
diagnostic clinical decision support to radiologists and other
physicians at the point-of-care. STATdx supports the busy
practicing radiologist by increasing speed, accuracy and
diagnostic confidence in complex cases. STATdx streamlines
workflow by reducing the time required to research and complete
a difficult imaging analysis. STATdx is the largest and most
comprehensive XML-based digital reference source exclusively
designed for imaging in the world.
For more information about Amirsys products and services, please
call 949-348-2208 or visit
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Media Inquiries:
Michelle Lee
PR and Advertising Manager
Tel: +1 770-670-2447
michelle.lee@elekta.com
Product Inquiries:
Julie DeSantis, Market Manager, Impac Software
408-830-8083 or
jdesantis@impac.com
Julia Sherman, Vice President, Amirsys, Inc.
949-348-2208 or
jsherman@amirsys.com
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