Press Release - April 9, 2007 - PRNewswire
IMPAC Oncology-Specific EMR is First to Interface With OTN Lynx Mobile(TM)
IMPAC and OTN Alliance Brings New Capability for Easy, Reliable Inventory Management and Reporting
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
(IMPAC), an Elekta company and the world's leading provider of information
technology (IT) solutions for oncology care, announced today the first ever
live interface between an oncology-specific electronic medical record (EMR)
and OTN's Lynx Mobile(TM) software. IMPAC's oncology-specific EMR offers
patient charting and several advanced practice management capabilities, all
centralized in a single-database.
IMPAC's single-database EMR manages information related to scheduling,
billing, laboratory information systems, clinical charting for assessments,
encounters, chemotherapy regimens, automated drug calculations,
computerized physician order entry, and real-time data visualization to
support the unique oncology workflow. Lynx Mobile, developed by OTN, is an
automated charge capture, inventory management and reporting tool
specifically designed for community-based clinic staff to efficiently
manage inventory of drugs and supplies while improving the management of
clinical practice revenue. The interface of IMPAC's and OTN's powerful
oncology workflow management systems helps clinicians and cancer teams
significantly enhance workflow efficiency and patient experience.
Specifically, Hinsdale Hematology Oncology Associates, Ltd. (HHOA), a
Hinsdale, IL six-physician practice that provides services to 80-100
patients a day, has seen increasing patient loads since installing IMPAC in
2001. HHOA's investment in IMPAC allowed the clinic to transfer paper
charts to IMPAC's single-database EMR. Moving to the EMR enabled HHOA to
increase the speed and accuracy of the patient encounter, and enhance
patient documentation. As a result, HHOA enjoyed improvements in patient
and clinician satisfaction, patient load increases, and an elevated level
of process efficiency that essentially returned the EMR investment within
two years of implementation.
"The IMPAC EMR interfaced to the Lynx Mobile is convenient, easy to
use, and closely matches the workflow in our practice. It allows us to
capture lost charges on the system and gain data and information to help
run our practice," said Michele K. White, practice administrator and
operations manager for HHOA. "We have found that the IMPAC and Lynx Mobile
interface is vastly better than our previous interface. Now that we have
IMPAC's oncology IT solution and OTN's interface in place, patient
information is automatically transferred between IMPAC and Lynx Mobile.
This automatic updating of our IMPAC EMR saves time by eliminating manual
re-entry of patient data and patient charges."
"Our oncology customers are signing up to use Lynx Mobile because of
its ability to help them decrease lost charges and manage inventory in a
way that allows clinics to run as efficiently as possible," said Gena Cook,
vice president of sales and marketing for OTN. "This is a testament to the
technological advance that Lynx Mobile represents and further illustrates
how OTN differentiates itself from other distributors in the marketplace.
We believe Lynx Mobile's intuitive user interface and accessibility
anywhere in the clinic changes the way community-based infusion clinics
manage their patient care and work flow. With Lynx Mobile, practices have
more time to focus on delivering optimal patient care."
"IMPAC is pleased to have the opportunity to continue our work as OTN's
preferred oncology EMR vendor," states Barbara Robbins, Director, IMPAC
Medical Systems, Inc., Medical Oncology Business Unit. "This interface
facilitates the exchange of information between the IMPAC single database
EMR and practice management system to Lynx Mobile, which can further
enhance oncology workflow efficiency and accuracy."
Demonstrations and full details about the IMPAC oncology-specific IT
solution and the interface to the OTN Lynx Mobile will be available at the
AOHA Conference in Austin, TX, Booth # 18, April 15 - 17, 2007.
For more information, please contact:
Lorna Murdock, Marketing Communications Manager
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
Tel: +1 408 830 8937, e-mail: pr@impac.com
Product Inquiries:
Jerry McCann
Senior Product Manager
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
Tel: +1 408 830 8022, e-mail: jmccann@impac.com
Investor Inquiries:
Peter Ejemyr, Group VP Corporate Communications, Elekta AB
Tel: +46 733 611 000, e-mail: peter.ejemyr@elekta.com
About OTN
OTN, a One Equity Partners portfolio company, is a leading physician
services company that provides a broad set of customized solutions,
including technology, pharmaceuticals, supportive care products and
medical/surgical supplies, to physicians who practice in the
community-based treatment setting. Through its innovative Lynx(TM)
Technologies, practice management tools and unsurpassed customer service,
OTN helps physicians remain independent and improve practice efficiency
while enabling them to focus on providing optimal patient care. Through its
specialty pharmacy, OTN provides physicians and their patients with
efficient delivery of medications to treat cancer, as well as rheumatoid
arthritis, infertility and other chronic conditions requiring the latest
intravenous, injectable and oral medicines. OTN's affiliated group
purchasing organization (GPO), Onmark, offers its members competitive
contracts for oncology drugs and medical/surgical supplies, practice
management tools and educational programs. For more information, please
visit http://www.myOTN.com.
About IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., an Elekta company, provides healthcare
information technology 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 quality of patient care. For more information about
IMPAC products and services, please call 888-GO-IMPAC or visit
http://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(R) for non-
invasive treatment of brain disorders and Elekta Synergy(R) 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 4,000 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. 2,000
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 http://www.elekta.com.
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