ADAC Laboratories and Seattle Systems to Provide Access to Nuclear Cardiology Data Anywhere, Any Time Through Secure Web Portal.Business Editors/High-Tech & Health Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--March 14, 2000 ADAC ADAC Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club (German automobile club) ADAC Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council ADAC Art Directors and Artists Club (Sacramento, California) ADAC Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council Laboratories (Nasdaq:ADAC) and Seattle Systems(TM) Inc. of Oakland, Calif., today announced they intend to jointly develop and market product capabilities that will enable hospitals to transfer clinical data between ADAC's nuclear medicine imaging nuclear medicine imaging, n the diagnostic imaging field that evaluates organ function by injecting isotopes into a structure and documenting the amount of radiation emanating from the tissues. products and Seattle Systems' cardiovascular information management systems, including CardioChart.com(TM) -- a secure Internet portal that allows the cardiovascular community of patients, physicians and clinical administrators to obtain integrated patient records from anywhere, at any time. The companies plan to develop interfaces to integrate nuclear cardiology nuclear cardiology Imaging The use of nuclear imaging techniques in the noninvasive study of cardiovascular disease–eg, myocardial perfusion imaging, planar imaging, SPECT–single-photon-emission computed tomography, infarction imaging. images from ADAC's gamma cameras gamma camera Nuclear medicine A device that evaluates the distribution of a radionuclide in the body post-injection with other patient data stored on Seattle System's Apollo(TM) cardiovascular data repository See repository. . Apollo provides cardiology cardiology Medical specialty dealing with heart diseases and disorders. It began with the 1749 publication by Jean Baptiste de Sénac of contemporary knowledge of the heart. Diagnostic methods improved in the 19th century, and in 1905 the electrocardiograph was invented. departments integrated patient records, inventory control, procedure scheduling, and outcomes management. Patient information stored on Apollo is accessed through Seattle Systems' CardioChart.com. The companies also plan to jointly develop decision support tools for nuclear cardiologists and referring physicians. In addition, they will explore the joint development of future e-commerce products as well as products for the cardiac catheterization Cardiac Catheterization Definition Cardiac catheterization (also called heart catheterization) is a diagnostic procedure which does a comprehensive examination of how the heart and its blood vessels function. lab market. R. Andrew Eckert, ADAC's chairman and chief executive officer, said, "We welcome this opportunity to work with Seattle Systems, a leading provider of cardiovascular information management systems. This is one of many relationships with Internet companies that we're currently working on to leverage the strong franchise we've established in the healthcare industry -- a franchise built with technology-leading products that are installed at approximately 3,000 customer sites worldwide. By partnering with leading Internet healthcare companies, we believe we can further improve physician productivity and clinical care." Seattle Systems Chief Executive Officer Allyn McAuley confirmed, "This agreement leverages ADAC's imaging technology with Seattle Systems' integrated Web-enabled approach to cardiovascular clinical information systems. Our Internet platform will empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems physicians and the provider community to streamline their workflow to ultimately improve patient care." About Seattle Systems Seattle Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of cardiovascular information management services and systems to the acute care provider market. The company currently serves more than 250 medical centers worldwide, including one-third of the top 40 U.S. cardiovascular centers. Seattle Systems' web-based products leverage the rich clinical data set gathered at the point of care by the company's customers and alliance partners. Through these channels, Seattle Systems has immediate access to an estimated Internet community of 7,000 acute-care cardiovascular physicians, 10,000 clinical staff and 5 million patients in the U.S. For additional product and service information, please call 800/966-0699, or visit Seattle Systems' Website at www.seattlesystems.com About ADAC Laboratories ADAC Laboratories is the world market-share leader in nuclear medicine and radiation therapy planning systems See spreadsheet and financial planning system. , and a technology leader in providing clinical workflow solutions, management information and knowledge systems to healthcare organizations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . ADAC is headquartered in Milpitas, CA, and its HealthCare Information Systems Division is located in Houston, TX. Additional information about ADAC can be found on its web site at www.adaclabs.com This news release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , including statements concerning joint development and marketing activities with Seattle Systems. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements include risks related to the growth prospects of the nuclear medicine imaging market, the ability of ADAC to compete effectively in the nuclear medicine imaging market, the parties' ability to successfully integrate products, as well as the other factors described in the "Business Considerations" section of the company's Forms 10-K and 10-Q. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to the company on the date hereof here·of adv. Of this. hereof Adverb Formal or law of or concerning this Adv. 1. hereof - of or concerning this; "the twigs hereof are physic" , and the company assumes no obligation to update such statements. Note to Editors: Seattle Systems, Apollo32, and CardioChart.com are trademarks of Seattle Systems, Inc. |
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