IMPAC PowerPath® Version 9 Goes Live in Two Sites
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Oregon Health & Science University and Health First Benefit From Clinical Use of Advanced Pathology Management System
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 8 // -- 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 the 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: pr@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
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., a company in the Elekta Group, provides healthcare 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 range from diagnosis and treatment through long-term follow-up, IMPAC provides a comprehensive oncology management solution that helps improve overall communication, process efficiency, and quality patient care. For more information about IMPAC's products or 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(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 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.
Source: IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
Web site: www.impac.com/
http://www.elekta.com/
