MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., an Elekta company and a leading provider of oncology information technology (IT) solutions, and OTN, a leading specialty pharmaceutical services company, announced today a co-marketing alliance in which IMPAC will become OTN’s preferred oncology electronic medical records (EMR) vendor. The agreement will enable the two companies to combine their offerings of inventory management, practice management, drug distribution and a full-spectrum of oncology information management solutions to deliver even greater value to their respective customers. IMPAC and OTN also plan to enhance the interoperability between their respective systems to optimize their customers’ ability to provide safe, efficient patient care.
“OTN has a 15-year history of providing community-based oncologists with a broad set of products and services that can help increase practice efficiency and allow more time for patient care, including our innovative Lynx Technologies solutions suite,” said John Amos, president and CEO of OTN. “Our new alliance with IMPAC allows us to now offer our customers an oncology EMR with multisite functionality and other capabilities that can help them run their practices as efficiently as possible.”
“IMPAC and OTN have worked together on an informal basis for several years. Formalizing our relationship allows us to further refine the workflow capabilities of our oncology information system for managing patient charting, scheduling, charge capture, billing and outcomes analysis,” said Jay Hoey, president and CEO of IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. “The complementary suite of oncology-specific IT products and services offered by IMPAC and OTN presents a compelling solution for any oncology practice that desires to improve process efficiency, increase checks and balances, and enhance the quality of patient care.”
Both IMPAC and OTN will exhibit at the upcoming 2006 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, which will take place June 2-6 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
About IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
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 the Elekta Group
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.
With approx. 1850 employees, Elekta’s corporate headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden and the company is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange under the ticker EKTAb. More information about Elekta can be found at www.elekta.com.
About OTN
OTN, a One Equity Partners portfolio company, is a leading specialty pharmaceutical services company that provides pharmaceuticals, supportive care products and medical/surgical supplies to physicians who practice in the community-based treatment setting. 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. Through its innovative Lynx Technologies, practice management tools and unsurpassed customer service, OTN helps physicians improve practice efficiency while enabling them to focus on providing optimal patient care. Onmark, a group purchasing organization and an OTN company, 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
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.; OTN
CONTACT: Lorna Murdock, Marketing Communications Manager, +1-650-623-8937,or pr@impac.com, or Robert Hubbell, Business Development, +1-650-623-3856,or rhubbell@impac.com, both of IMPAC; or Jan Kenoyer, Director, Nationaland Strategic Alliances of Elekta Inc., +1-770-670-3062, orjan.kenoyer@elekta.com; or investors, Peter Ejemyr, Group VP CorporateCommunications of Elekta AB, +46-733-611-000, or peter.ejemyr@elekta.com;or Stan Ades, Senior Manager, Strategic Marketing and Communications ofOTN, +1-650-246-6622, or Stan.Ades@myotn.com
