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Since Polaris Health Directions first opened its door in 1997, team members have been making waves in the field of outcomes management. Here you will find press releases and news on the company and the tireless efforts of its employees to advance understanding of what works when it comes to addressing behavioral health and associated medical issues. If you are a member of the press, and would like to speak to someone at Polaris, please e-mail us at moreinfo@polarishealth.com.

 PRESS RELEASES

➠ POLARIS SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM IDENTIFIES SPIKE IN DRUG ABUSE AMONG HEAVY DRINKERS (January 25, 2012).

➠ AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS SELECTS POLARIS ONCOLOGY FOR ITS BEST PRACTICES REPOSITORY (January 10, 2012).

➠ POLARIS TO PRESENT ON RESILIENCE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AT UPCOMING ALTERNATIVES 2011 CONFERENCE (October 18, 2011).

➠ POLARIS’S ONCOLOGY DISTRESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM’S ALCOHOL SCREENS MAY HELP IMPROVE OUTCOMES (October 6, 2011).

➠ POLARIS’S ONCOLOGY DISTRESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ADDRESSES KEY NEW ACCREDITATION STANDARDS FROM THE COMMISSION ON CANCER (September 12, 2011).

➠ POLARIS’S ONCOLOGY DISTRESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO BE OFFERED IN SPANISH (August 2, 2011).

➠ NJ STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION TO USE POLARIS OUTCOMES SYSTEM FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TO SUPPORT RECOVERING NURSES (July 14, 2011).

➠ POLARIS EXPLORES DEVELOPING OUTCOMES MANAGEMENT SOLUTION FOR TEEN DATING VIOLENCE (June 21, 2011).

➠ WHEN PROMPTED, MANY CANCER PATIENTS INDICATE THEY WANT TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION, SMOKING, POLARIS TRIAL SHOWS (June 7, 2011).

➠ POLARIS PRESENTS AT 2011 CANS CONFERENCE (May 24, 2011).

➠ CANADIAN MILITARY BEGINS USING NEW VERSION OF POLARIS’S MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (May 9, 2011).

➠ FROM THE IVORY TOWER TO THE CLINIC: POLARIS STUDY ON TRANSLATING ADDICTIONS RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE PUBLISHED IN ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS (April 7, 2011).

➠ POLARIS RESEARCH FINDS THAT MOST CARDIAC PATIENTS WELCOME DEPRESSION ASSESSMENT AS PART OF ROUTINE CARE (March 31, 2011).

➠ POLARIS TO EXHIBIT AT PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITY PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (March 8, 2011).

➠ POLARIS LAUNCHES CLINICAL TRIAL TO STUDY IMPACT OF A PSYCHOSOCIAL OUTCOMES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ONCOLOGY (Feb.10, 2011).

➠ GETTING SMOKERS TO QUIT- POLARIS STUDY SHOWS EFFECTIVENESS OF AUTOMATED REFERRAL, MOTIVATIONAL ASSESSMENT (Jan. 18, 2011).

➠ POLARIS WELCOMES THREE NEW MEMBERS TO ITS PRODUCT COMMERCIALIZATION TEAM (Jan. 12, 2011).

➠ NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH APPROVES POLARIS 2009 FINANCIAL AUDIT (Jan. 12, 2011).

➠ POLARIS HEALTH DIRECTIONS WELCOMES TWO NEW CLIENTS (Dec. 15, 2010).

➠ POLARIS LAUNCHES NEW VERSION OF ITS ADULT MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES SYSTEM (Nov. 30, 2010).

➠ POLARIS RESEARCH IDENTIFIES FACTORS FOR PREDICTING LIKELIHOOD OF REVICTIMIZATION AMONG ABUSED WOMEN (Nov. 2, 2010).

➠ NEW TRAINING PLATFORM HELPS MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IMPROVE CARE FOR ABUSED WOMEN (Oct. 20, 2010).

➠ POLARIS AWARDED NIH FUNDING FOR ITS GROUNDBREAKING HIV AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT REFERRAL SYSTEM FOR PRIMARY CARE (Oct. 6, 2010).

➠ POLARIS STUDY: SCREENING HEART PATIENTS FOR DEPRESSION WITH A CARDIAC-BASED ASSESSMENT GREATLY REDUCES FALSE POSITIVES (Sept. 22, 2010).

➠ POLARIS PARTNERS WITH BEXAR COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR ABUSED WOMEN (Sept. 7, 2010).

➠ POLARIS IN THE NEWS: "POLARIS BEGINS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR ONCOLOGY" (SOURCE- OPEN MINDS WEEKLY NEWSWIRE, AUG. 30, 2010).

➠ POLARIS TO PRESENT AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VIOLENCE, ABUSE & TRAUMA. (Aug. 24, 2010)

➠ POLARIS BEGINS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR ONCOLOGY. (Aug. 12, 2010)

➠ POLARIS IN THE NEWS: BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE MAGAZINE TALKS TO DR. LINDA TOCHE-MANLEY ABOUT DATA COLLECTION & OUTCOMES MANAGEMENT. (Aug. 11, 2010)

➠ CANADIAN MILITARY RENEWS CONTRACT FOR POLARIS HEALTH DIRECTIONS' MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT SYSTEM. (July 27, 2010)

➠ WHYY REPORTS ON ALBERT EINSTEIN CARDIAC REHAB CENTER'S DECISION TO SCREEN PATIENTS FOR DEPRESSION. Learn more about Polaris-CV, the assessment tool Einstein is using. (July 14, 2010)

➠ POLARIS IN THE NEWS: "POLARIS RECEIVES $1 MILLION GRANT TO EXPAND COLLEGE OUTCOMES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM," OPEN MINDS WEEKLY NEWS WIRE (pdf) (July 12, 2010)

➠ ALBERT EINSTEIN CARDIAC REHAB CENTER NOW USING POLARIS-CV TO SCREEN FOR DEPRESSION (pdf) (July 7, 2010)

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS FROM POLARIS STAFF

 Toche-Manley L, Grissom G, Dietzen L, Sangsland S. (June 2011). Translating addictions research into evidence-based practice: The Polaris CD outcomes management system. Addictive Behaviors, 36(6): 601–607.

Toche-Manley, L.L. (2010). Improving IPV outcomes by effective use of innovative technology to affect women's schema of victimization. 15th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, San Diego, CA.

Dunn, B., Toche-Manley, L.L. (2010). Efficient and Effective: Getting a service mix to youth and families that makes a difference! 6th Annual CANS Conference: Producing Outcomes, Encouraging Best Practices and Building Families, San Francisco, CA.

G. Grissom, L.L. Toche-Manley and C. Hix (Kaiser Permanente): Translating research into evidence-based treatment planning and monitoring: the Substance Abuse Treatment Support System. Addictions 2010 national conference, Arlington, VA (October).

L. Dietzen, G. Alonzo and G. Grissom: Development, operating characteristics and clinical implementation of an evidence-based model for alerting counselors to risk for dropout. Addictions 2010 national conference, Arlington, VA (October)

Toche-Manley, L.L. (May 2008). Good for the Women or the Children? Changing the way we view and fund treatment in abused families. Invitation for article for HAT ezine for Women’s Health.

Toche-Manley, L.L., Grissom, G. R. (2007). Recovery Outcome Management System (ROMS): Combining ANSA with Consumer Self-Report. In J. S. Lyons & D. A. Weiner (Eds.) Behavioral health care: Assessment, service planning, and total clinical outcomes management. Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute.

Grissom, G. and Phillips, R. (2005): “Screening for Depression: This is the Heart of the Matter.” Archives of Internal Medicine 165 (11), 1214-1216.

Toche-Manley, L.L., Nankin, M., Dietzen, L. (2004). "Using outcome data to create clinical change: Foundations and example." Child and Youth Care Forum, 33(1), 51-67.

Eisen, S.V, Toche-Manley, L.L., Grissom, G.R. (2004). "Equivalence of a Computer and Paper-and-Pencil Mental Health Survey Among Individuals with Mental Disorders." Psychiatric Services, 55 (11), 1315-1317.

Grissom, G.R., Lyons, J. & Lutz, W. (2003). “Standing on the Shoulders of a Giant: Development of an Outcome Management System Based on the Dose Model and Phase Theory of Psychotherapy." Journal of Psychotherapy Research. 12(4) 397-412

Lueger, R.J., Howard, K.I., Martinovich, Z., Lutz, W., Anderson, E.E., & Grissom, G. (2001). "Assessing treatment progress of individual patients using Expected Treatment Response Models." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 69, 150-158.

Grissom, G. (2001): “Matching Substance Abuse Patients to Services”, in Dickey, B. and Sederer, L. (Eds.) Achieving Quality in Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services. Wash. D.C: American Psychiatric Press, Inc.

Grissom, G. (2000). “The Advent of Outcomes Management and the Culture of Measurement”, in Behavioral Outcomes and Guidelines Sourcebook. New York: Faulkner and Gray

McLellan, A.T., Grissom, G.R. et al. (1997) “Problem-Service ‘Matching’ in Addiction Treatment.” Archives of General Psychiatry, 54(4).

Grissom, G.R. (1997) “Treatment Outcomes in Inpatient and Substance Abuse Programs.” Psychiatric Annals, 27(2).

Sperry, L., Grissom, G.R. et al. (1997) “Changing Clinician’s Practice Patterns and Managed Care Culture with Outcomes Systems.” Psychiatric Annals, 27(2).

Sperry, L., Brill, P., Howard, K. & Grissom, G. (1996). Treatment Outcomes in Psychotherapy and Psychiatric Interventions. New York: Brunner/Mazel.

McLellan, A.T., Grissom, G.R. et al. (1993) “Private Substance Abuse Treatment: Are Some Programs More Effective than Others?” Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Vol. 10, 254-254.