| SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- OTN, a leading
specialty pharmaceutical services company and one of the largest
distributors of products and services to the community physician market,
today announced the launch of Lynx Mobile(TM), an automated charge capture,
inventory management and reporting tool. Lynx Mobile was developed by OTN
specifically for community-based infusion therapy clinic staff to help them
more efficiently manage their inventory of drugs and supplies and improve
practice revenue management.
"Lynx Mobile is a technological advance that will change the way
community-based infusion clinics manage their work flow with regard to
charge capture and inventory management. It is user-friendly and accessible
anywhere in the clinic, and was designed to be used by the entire clinic
staff," said Chuck Bell, IT Director, OTN. "With Lynx Mobile, our customers
can decrease lost charges and lost inventory and run their offices as
efficiently as possible, leaving more time to focus on delivering optimal
patient care."
The web-based Lynx Mobile includes functions for capturing charges,
recording drug inventory and reporting. Features include:
-- A flexible platform that is customizable to a practice's specific needs
-- A number of flexible hardware configurations (e.g., existing PCs, a
mobile tablet PC, Lynx Mobile cabinet and locking devices to secure
refrigerated drugs) that allow multiple users to access the system
simultaneously using an existing high-speed Internet connection
-- An easy-to-use application that allows multiple users throughout the
clinic to capture charges at the point of care, including at a nurse's
station and in an infusion room
-- Full integration to OTN's ordering and reporting processes; this
automation of the ordering process cuts staff time spent reviewing
inventory and ordering online, by telephone or fax, allowing staff to
spend more time on patient care
"Lynx Mobile has had a significant financial impact on our practice. It
has allowed us to find, on average, three lost charges per day. By allowing
us to capture all drug and service charges, our use of the system has
resulted in substantial cost savings. We also have been able to efficiently
manage our inventory levels to reduce our costs and greatly simplify our
ordering process," said Sara Green, R.N., nurse manager/practice
administrator at Olympic Hematology & Oncology Associates, a full-service
medical practice comprised of five oncologists in Bremerton, Wash. "I and
our oncology nurses use Lynx Mobile daily because it is easy to use,
convenient and available anywhere we need access, including at a wireless
station in the middle of our patient treatment area. We are looking forward
to working with OTN to further enhance Lynx Mobile."
Lynx Mobile integrates seamlessly with OTN's existing Lynx(TM)
Technologies, which help practices streamline medical recordkeeping,
analyze data to ensure the highest level of patient care and improve their
billing process and practice efficiencies. These offerings include:
-- Lynx Station(TM), an automated inventory management and tracking system
that provides automated drug and supply ordering, tracks inventory,
reduces inventory costs and helps eliminate billing errors and lost
charges. Lynx Station also populates OTN's proprietary Lynx System
database, the largest clinical database in community oncology.
-- Lynx Practice Intelligence(TM) Reports, which use Lynx data to
accurately reflect patient treatment and inventory information, improve
analytic capabilities and reduce reliance on paper reporting
-- Lynx Practice Manager(TM), an integrated patient information and
billing management system that helps community-based physicians manage
the needs of their practice, achieve increased efficiency in electronic
patient management and analysis, streamline administrative duties,
collect receivables more efficiently and improve the overall workflow
in their practice
-- Lynx Technologies Interface, which automatically transfers patient
information from Lynx Practice Manager or another practice management
system to Lynx Mobile or the Lynx Station. This automatic updating of
the practice management system saves the practice time by eliminating
manual re-entry of patient data. Lynx Technologies Interface also can
interact with a practice's electronic medical record (EMR).
-- IMPAC Medical Systems' oncology EMR, with which OTN has a preferred
partnership
"Because today's healthcare environment is increasingly complex and our
customers' needs are constantly evolving, OTN continues to invest in and
enhance the systems that practices need to succeed in this changing
environment," added Mr. Bell. "We will continue to enhance Lynx Mobile
based on user feedback, and we expect to roll out several additional
functions specifically designed for the clinical staff at community
infusion therapy clinics."
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 http://www.myOTN.com .
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