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Quality Patient Care
Valley Radiotherapy Associates Medical Group (VRA) was
instrumental in implementing the first IMPAC oncology management
system at Valley Radiation Oncology Center in Tarzana, CA. The
objective was clear: provide their network of practices with a
data management system that would ensure a uniformly high
standard of patient care. Dr. Leslie Botnick, VRA’s president
and chief executive officer, was looking for an organizational
infrastructure to fit their diverse requirements. “In 1990,
IMPAC met the criteria; since then the functionality and use of
the IMPAC system has grown in line with our own organizational
development. Since the first system was installed, we have
worked closely with IMPAC to develop enhancements that reflect
the many changes and developments in clinical practice, these
software developments have been rapidly incorporated into all of
our installed sites.”
Integrating New Facilities
For VRA, the challenge has been coping with the technical and
clinical evolution of radiation oncology care at the same time
as building a growing network of treatment facilities. Botnick
stated, “Integrating new facilities can be problematic; we have
often encountered organizational confusion and inefficiencies at
a new site such as the problems experienced when we entered the
states of New Mexico and Colorado. Introducing IMPAC helps us to
eliminate the confusion, enhance efficiency, and increase
patient throughput.”
Instantaneous Access to Clinical Data
VRA uses IMPAC for scheduling, clinical data management, outcome
assessments, and billing. Each day nearly 600 patients are
treated within the VRA network and the ability to manage large
volumes of data in a streamlined manner is an essential aspect
of their oncology management software. According to Botnick, the
IMPAC system is an “interactive, live process that is part of
the patient’s treatment from day one. The efficiency of the
software has helped to coordinate all aspects of patients’
treatments and the easy, instant access to clinical data has
ensured that all the most recent and up-to-date information is
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Leslie E. Botnick, M.D.,
VRA’s President and CEO |
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