Polaris President to Present at "Improving Behavioral Healthcare Using Outcomes Measurement" Conference
September 2005

Grant Grissom, Ph.D., president of Polaris, will be a featured presenter at a conference titled, "Improving Behavioral Healthcare Using Outcomes Measurement." The conference will be held in Boston on Nov. 9, 2005. Dr. Grissom's presentation will focus on the development of Polaris-MH, a system designed for use in outpatient mental health treatment. Dr. Grissom is one of the world's leaders in the development of outcomes management systems for behavioral healthcare, substance abuse treatment and the integration between medical and behavioral healthcare.

John Lyons, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and community medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, will be a keynote speaker. Dr. Lyons is the developer of the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) system and the Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment (ANSA). Both serve as the clinician assessment modules within Polaris-Youth and Polaris-Recovery Outcomes Management System. Dr. Lyons has recently published a new book, "Redressing the Emperor, Improving Our Children's Public Mental Health System." Dr. Lyons' presentation will focus on the tensions and syndromes that are part of the current care delivery system and how outcomes management can be used to address these problems.

The conference is sponsored by Harvard-Pilgrim Health Plan.

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For more information, send an e-mail to moreinfo@polarishealth.com.

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