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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Sat, 25 May 2013 22:37:20 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>News</title><link>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:43:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com)</generator><item><title>Polaris awarded NCI grant to develop oncology survivor transition system</title><category>Oncology</category><category>oncology survivor transition system</category><category>ooncology distress management</category><category>psychosocial distress</category><category>survivorship care plan</category><dc:creator>[Nankin]</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:37:30 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/2013/5/23/polaris-awarded-nci-grant-to-develop-oncology-survivor-trans.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">504463:11616031:33753855</guid><description><![CDATA[Polaris Health Directions has partnered with the University of Massachusetts Medical School to begin building an innovative system that will create tailored survivorship plans for cancer patients in remission. The National Cancer Institute has funded the project.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/rss-comments-entry-33753855.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Scientific design, development of Polaris’s oncology distress management system published in Contemporary Clinical Trials</title><category>Oncology</category><category>Polaris Oncology Distress Management System</category><category>University of Massachusetts Medical School Cancer Center</category><category>University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center</category><category>distress screening in oncology</category><category>oncology distress management</category><category>the Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Cooper Hospital</category><dc:creator>[Nankin]</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 01:33:25 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/2013/5/10/scientific-design-development-of-polariss-oncology-distress.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">504463:11616031:33685173</guid><description><![CDATA[Polaris Health Directions is pleased to announce the publication of a new article on its innovative oncology distress management system in the peer-reviewed journal Contemporary Clinical Trials.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/rss-comments-entry-33685173.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Polaris, New Hope Foundation develop clinical tool to predict &amp; improve engagement in substance abuse treatment</title><category>Polaris-CD</category><category>motivational interviewing</category><category>patient service matching</category><category>relapse prevention</category><category>substance abuse treatment</category><category>treatment engagement</category><category>treatment failure</category><category>treatment outcomes</category><dc:creator>[Nankin]</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:35:49 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/2013/4/18/polaris-new-hope-foundation-develop-clinical-tool-to-predict.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">504463:11616031:33408914</guid><description><![CDATA[With funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Polaris Health Directions and the New Hope Foundation have designed the first clinical tool to predict and improve the rate of engagement for patients receiving treatment for substance abuse.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/rss-comments-entry-33408914.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Polaris study offers evidence of how outcomes management technology can transform child welfare services</title><category>CASSP principles</category><category>Polaris-CW</category><category>child welfare</category><category>child welfare</category><category>child welfare and mental health</category><category>outcomes management technology</category><category>predicting permanency</category><category>resiliency</category><dc:creator>[Nankin]</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:11:54 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/2013/3/12/polaris-study-offers-evidence-of-how-outcomes-management-tec.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">504463:11616031:32999057</guid><description><![CDATA[In a case study published online this month in The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, researchers from Polaris Health Directions and the Department of Mental Health in the County of Los Angeles describes how outcomes management technology can transform the delivery of care for a child welfare system that is stretched thin and struggling to meet the needs of its clients.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/rss-comments-entry-32999057.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Polaris releases enhanced version of its oncology distress management system</title><category>Commission on Cancer</category><category>Oncology</category><category>Polaris Oncology Distress Management System</category><category>distress screening in oncology</category><category>distress thermometer</category><category>national comprehensive cancer network</category><category>oncology distress management</category><dc:creator>[Nankin]</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:37:06 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/2013/2/20/polaris-releases-enhanced-version-of-its-oncology-distress-m.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">504463:11616031:32845432</guid><description><![CDATA[Polaris Health Directions is pleased to announce several enhancements to the Polaris Oncology Distress Management System. The new features make Polaris Oncology a smarter system to best meet the needs of cancer care teams and their patients.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/rss-comments-entry-32845432.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Polaris to present its oncology distress management system at upcoming APOS conference</title><category>American Psychosocial Oncology Society</category><category>Commission on Cancer accreditation standards</category><category>Oncology</category><category>Polaris Oncology Distress Management System</category><category>distress management guidelines</category><category>distress screening in oncology</category><category>national comprehensive cancer network</category><category>oncology distress management</category><dc:creator>[Nankin]</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:28:13 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/2013/2/7/polaris-to-present-its-oncology-distress-management-system-a.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">504463:11616031:32762610</guid><description><![CDATA[On February 15, Tina Harralson, Ph.D., senior research scientist at Polaris Health Directions, will present at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) conference. Her presentation will focus on the development and implementation of the Polaris Oncology Distress Management System.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/rss-comments-entry-32762610.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Empathic and Polaris join forces to help improve the delivery of behavioral health care</title><category>Addiction Severity Index</category><category>Empathic Clinical Suite</category><category>Polaris-MH</category><category>adult mental health</category><category>cloud-based practice management system</category><category>evidence-based practice</category><category>expected treatment response</category><category>outcomes management system</category><dc:creator>[Nankin]</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:49:38 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/2013/1/23/empathic-and-polaris-join-forces-to-help-improve-the-deliver.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">504463:11616031:32618401</guid><description><![CDATA[Polaris Health Directions is pleased to announce that Empathic Clinical Suite has decided to integrate Polaris’s outcomes management technology into its cloud-based practice management platform for behavioral health. The merging of the two systems will provide a powerful solution for improving therapeutic outcomes: Clinicians will have more time for their patients, and a wealth of clinical data at their fingertips to help ensure patients receive the best course of care the first time around.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/rss-comments-entry-32618401.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Polaris' mental health outcomes system highlighted in Integrating Science and Practice</title><category>Polaris-MH</category><category>adult mental health</category><category>adult mental health</category><category>expected treatment response</category><category>mental health assessment</category><category>mental health outcomes</category><category>outcomes assessment system</category><category>outcomes management</category><dc:creator>[Nankin]</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:44:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/2012/11/21/polaris-mental-health-outcomes-system-highlighted-in-integra.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">504463:11616031:31165905</guid><description><![CDATA[Polaris Health Directions is pleased to announce that its mental health outcomes assessment system has been featured in the November issue of Integrating Science and Practice. The issue focused on tools and solutions in the mental health field that can be used to monitor treatment progress.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/rss-comments-entry-31165905.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Polaris &amp; UMass to develop remote brief intervention technology for alcohol misuse with funding from a $340K federal grant</title><category>National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism</category><category>SBIRT</category><category>alcohol abuse</category><category>brief motivational interview</category><category>chemical dependency</category><category>screening brief intervention and referral to treatment</category><category>university behavioral health</category><dc:creator>[Nankin]</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:46:17 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/2012/10/10/polaris-umass-to-develop-remote-brief-intervention-technolog.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">504463:11616031:29748783</guid><description><![CDATA[Polaris Health Directions, in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Medical School, will develop a telehealth delivery system to improve the detection of and treatment or referral for medical patients that misuse alcohol. The project is funded by a grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/rss-comments-entry-29748783.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Virtua, Phoenixville among the latest cancer centers to implement Polaris’s oncology distress management system</title><category>Commission on Cancer</category><category>Commission on Cancer accreditation standards</category><category>Oncology</category><category>Polaris Oncology Distress Management System</category><category>The Cancer Center at Phoenixville Hospital</category><category>Virtua Fox Chase Cancer Program</category><category>distress screening in oncology</category><category>oncology distress management</category><category>psychosocial distress</category><dc:creator>[Nankin]</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:55:41 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/2012/9/20/virtua-phoenixville-among-the-latest-cancer-centers-to-imple.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">504463:11616031:29187225</guid><description><![CDATA[Polaris Health Directions is pleased to announce that the Virtua Fox Chase Cancer Program and The Cancer Center at Phoenixville Hospital are now using Polaris Oncology to help assess for and manage psychosocial distress among cancer patients. The system will help both programs satisfy new accreditation standards from the Commission on Cancer (COC), and ensure their patients are receiving the most comprehensive care available.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.polarishealth.com/newsroom/rss-comments-entry-29187225.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>