Mountain View, CA, 8 September, 2006
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. (IMPAC), an Elekta company and
leading provider of information technology (IT) solutions for
anatomic pathology and oncology care, announces that in the past
three weeks both Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and
Health First Care System (Health First) went live with PowerPath
version 9 anatomic pathology system software in a clinical
setting.
With new features such as CAP Protocol Worksheet, enhanced GYN
Cytology Reporting with HPV reflex testing, worklist
enhancements, advanced case finding tools and optional modules
that include Immunohistochemistry Resulting (IHC) and Enhanced
Outreach Reporting, version 9 is one of the biggest releases
ever for the PowerPath product line.
PowerPath version 9 offers convenient password-based
customization of multiple worklists which helps OHSU manage its
20 different histology and cytogenetics worklists.
“Version 9 has really enhanced our ability to generate reports
that include the CAP protocols and presents immunohistochemistry
results in a much clearer format,” says Megan Troxell, MD, OHSU
pathologist. “The worklist enhancements have also been received
with excitement in our labs due to the flexibility in browser
views and reports. This flexibility has served us well in our
various specialty labs.”
PowerPath version 9’s Enhanced Outreach Reporting module enabled
Health First to create detailed and informative reports that
include body-site maps. Health First also uses PowerPath version
9’s HPV reflex module to automatically reflex HPV tests based on
clinician-requested patient diagnoses, and to send the tests to
a worklist for tracking purposes.
“We are
looking forward to using all of the additional features offered
with PowerPath version 9,” states Marco Burenko, M.D., Medical
Director at Health First’s Cape Canaveral Hospital. “Our
implementation went very smoothly due to the excellent on site
support during our go live.”
“IMPAC is pleased that OHSU and Health First have gone live
with PowerPath version 9 with such satisfactory results and are
confident that the new features in the version 9 release will
bring numerous improvements to their pathology operations,”
states George Rugg, VP and General Manager of IMPAC Medical
Systems, Inc.’s LIS Business Unit “We appreciate their
participation in our Beta program and are looking forward to
monitoring their clinical use of PowerPath version 9.”
Demonstrations and full details about PowerPath version 9 will
be available at the College of American Pathologists’ CAP ’06
conference in San Diego, CA, September 10 – 12 (Booth #57), the
100th Anniversary Congress of the International Academy of
Pathology (IAP) in Montreal, Canada, September 17-20, the
American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants (AAPA)
conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, September 27-28, and
at American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) annual meeting
in Las Vegas, NV, October 19 - 22.
For more information, please contact:
Lorna Murdock,
Marketing
Communications Manager
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
Tel: +1 650-623-8937, e-mail:
lmurdock@impac.com
Product
Inquiries:
Julie DeSantis, Market Manager, IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.,
Tel: +1 408 362 2267, 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
Oregon Health
& Science University Inquiries:
Wendy Hultengren, Manager
Tel: +1 503 494 1720, e-mail: hultengw@ohsu.edu
Health First Inquiries:
Bill Edwards, Lab Director
Tel: +1
321 434 8627, e-mail:
bill.edwards@health-first.org
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 the
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 3,000
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. 1,850 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.
About
Oregon Health & Science University
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is the
state's only academic health center. Its fundamental purpose is
to improve the health and well being of people in Oregon and
beyond.
As part of its multifaceted public mission, OHSU strives for
excellence in education, research and scholarship, clinical
practice and community service. Through its dynamic
interdisciplinary environment, OHSU stimulates the spirit of
inquiry, initiative, and cooperation among students, faculty and
staff.
About Health First
Believing that "Together,
we’re better," three not-for-profit hospitals—Cape Canaveral
Hospital in Cocoa Beach, Holmes Regional Medical Center in
Melbourne, and Palm Bay Community Hospital in Palm Bay—form the
core of Health First's family in Brevard County on Florida's
Space Coast. Other services include outpatient centers; the
county’s only trauma center; home care; specialized programs for
cancer, diabetes, heart, stroke, and rehabilitative services;
central Brevard's largest medical group; three fitness centers;
and Medicare+Choice, commercial POS, and commercial HMO health
plans. Working together in a seamless system, Health First is
devoted to integrating quality healthcare services with
state-of-the-art technology. |
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Lorna Murdock
Marketing Communications Manager
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
650-623-8937
pr@impac.com
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