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Sunquest Information Systems Inc., a market leader in laboratory information systems, and
mTuitive Inc.(http://www.mtuitive.com), a leader in synoptic reporting and structured data
capture, today announced that the integrated solution of Sunquest’s CoPathPlusTM Anatomic
Pathology System (versions 2.5 and higher) and the mTutive xPertTM for Pathology synoptic
reporting solution (versions 1.0.5 and higher, now currently on 3.0) have been certified by
Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) authorizing them as a vendor that can assist Ontario hospitals with
meeting CCO’s 2008-2009 CAP/CS aligned data standards for pathology reporting. This new
integration with mTuitive will give Sunquest CoPathPlus users an industry-first seamless
integration solution between LIS, anatomic pathology, and an expert system for synoptic
reporting. Hospitals that are CCO-validated are eligible for funding reimbursements to offset the
costs of implementing this solution.
North York Hospital of Toronto was the first joint Sunquest/mTuitive client to be certified by
CCO in September 2008. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center of Toronto will be certified in the
Fall of 2008.
Standardized pathology reporting increases the availability and consistency of cancer pathology
information that is essential for treatment decisions, evaluation and research. Over the past two
years, CCO has made substantial progress working with hospitals. In an effort to continue to
support them, CCO has developed a process to certify specific vendor solutions against defined
reporting standards. The certification of a vendor solution is the first step to validating that it can
be implemented or enhanced to assist the hospitals in meeting the new standards.
mTuitive complies with the 2008-2009 CAP/CS aligned data standards developed by Cancer
Care Ontario in conjunction with the College of American Pathologists (CAP) Cancer
Committee, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Joint Committee
on Cancer. The CAP checklists1 for breast, lung, colorectal, prostate and endometrium were
amended to include the mandatory pathological collaborative staging elements.
About mTuitive
mTuitive, Inc. develops data capture and synoptic reporting software to assist health care
professionals in recording clinical findings and maintaining compliance with established
protocols and guidelines. Our unique method of capturing structured information provides
valuable data for pathology, oncology, and cancer staging applications. Established in 2003,
mTuitive, Inc. is based in Massachusetts. See us on the Web at www.mtuitive.com.
Sunquest’s professional services division provides a wide array of management and technical
tools, including lab redesign and optimization, outreach and lab network program development,
and operational business and implementation plans. For more information, call 800-748-0692 or
visit: www.sunquestinfo.com.
Sunquest is a Trademark of Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. All other product or service
names are the property of their respective owners.
1. This material includes the Cancer Checklists and Cancer Protocols which are copyrighted works of the College of
American Pathologists. Encoded within the Checklists are portions of the copyrighted work of the International
Health Terminology Standards Development Organization, SNOMED CT. © 1998-2007 IHTSDO. The Cancer
Checklists and Cancer Protocols are used with permission of the College of American Pathologists - which has also
authorized use of SNOMED CT as encoded in the Checklists.