Precis-Hospital Provides Concise Cancer Registry Data; IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. Develops Data Management Software for Cancer Centers.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--May 17, 2001 IMPAC IMPAC International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card IMPAC Intersegmental Major Preparation Articulated Curriculum IMPAC Information for Management, Planning, Analysis, and Coordination (National Institutes of Health) Medical Systems, Inc., today announced the introduction of Precis-Hospital, a revolutionary tool designed to help busy registrars accurately capture information, generate reports, and manage their registry. Precis-Hospital will be demonstrated at the annual meeting of the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA NCRA National Court Reporters Association NCRA National Centre for Radio Astrophysics NCRA National Cancer Registrars Association NCRA National Campus and Community Radio Association NCRA National Cooperative Refinery Association ) May 24-26 in Orlando, Florida. Precis (pronounced pray-seez) means a concise summary of essential points or facts -- an abstract. Precis-Hospital means registrars can easily and efficiently collect, manage, and analyze patient demographic, epidemiological, treatment, and outcome data. Precis-Hospital is the most recent addition to IMPAC's Precis line of database management solutions tailored to fit any oncology setting. The system provides easy-to-use abstracting features, comprehensive registry management, intuitive report generation, and an innovative user interface that mirrors the workflow patterns of cancer registrars. "We have studied the way registrars work and designed a system that mirrors those activities," states Donna Getreuer, RN, MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). , CTR See click-through rate. , IMPAC's Senior Product Manager for Cancer Registry Systems. "We've also built in the ability to provide timely updates thereby ensuring customers' compliance with all regulatory reporting requirements including, ACoS, NAACCR NAACCR North American Association of Central Cancer Registries , NPCR NPCR National Program of Cancer Registries NPCR Navy Program Cost Review (Naval Center for Cost Analysis, NCCA) NPCR Non-Linear Principal Components Regression , and SEER. And we've included online Help with useful references such as ROADS, PCEs, SEER, Topography, Morphology, and TNM Staging TNM staging n. A system of evaluation of tumors, based on three variables: primary tumor (T), regional nodes (N), and metastasis (M). as well as a complete glossary." IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of integrated clinical and administrative management systems for cancer specialists. Specializing in the development of practice management, electronic medical record, image management and decision support software, IMPAC offers practical solutions that help healthcare providers better manage the process of delivering care. IMPAC is privately held and is based in Mountain View, Calif. Founded in 1990, IMPAC currently has an installed customer base of more than 1,400 cancer centers in 45 countries worldwide, and its systems manage the daily care of more than 50,000 cancer patients. For more information about IMPAC Medical Systems' products and services, please call 650/623-8800 or visit www.impac.com. |
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