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CentraState Medical Centers’ cancer program is
designed to bring hope to patients through a continuum of
world-class services, including radiation therapy.
Recently, CentraState advanced its patient care technology
offerings to include image guided radiation therapy (IGRT),
implementing its first IGRT system in June 2005 by upgrading its
Varian linear accelerator to the 4D Console with On-Board Imager
(OBI).
To streamline and manage radiation therapy treatment on the
Varian 4D, CentraState uses IMPAC’s integrated clinical and
administrative oncology workflow management solution, MOSAIQ™
with image-guided treatment management (IGTM™).
MOSAIQ image-enabled electronic medical record (EMR) with IGTM
helps CentraState coordinate and sequence the entire radiation
therapy process, supporting independent validation, automatic
setup, accurate delivery and thorough documentation. IGTM™
retrieves images and information that are typically distributed
across multiple systems into MOSAIQ’s single database, which can
be accessed anywhere by authorized users.
It was critical for the oncology EMR to support treatment
delivery systems from multiple vendors. “We were planning to
implement the 4D Console and OBI when we decided to convert to
MOSAIQ. IMPAC’s support for the new image-guided technology was
critical,” says Jan Dragotta, clinical director of radiation
oncology. “I was impressed by how smoothly we transitioned to
the 4D. In less than a month we were treating 30 patients a day
and our productivity continued to improve.”
Moving to the 4D Console and OBI made sense because it aligned
with the needs of the patient population.
“With 30% of our patients being treated with intensity modulated
radiotherapy — and therefore requiring pre-port setup fields —
we needed to implement OBI as well as manipulate and store
images into an image-enabled oncology chart,” says Dragotta. “We
appreciate the value of an independent verification solution
that provides us with choice and flexibility in our equipment
purchases.”
Effective support of IGRT workflow management must be able to
connect with imaging and delivery systems from virtually any
equipment vendor. MOSAIQ image-enabled EMR with IGTM allowa
CentraState to remain at the forefront of cancer care technology
while supporting the center’s decision to select the products
that best match their patients’ needs.
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Challenge:
Improve efficiency and
patient service.
