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 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 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 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 www.elekta.com.
Source: IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
