Polaris Health Directions Welcomes Two New Clients

LANGHORNE, PA, December 17, 2010 (Press-News.org) Polaris Health Directions, a national leader in outcomes management for mental health, is pleased to welcome two new clients, The Bridge Health Clinics & Research Centers, Inc. and Sunny Hills Services.

The Bridge Health Clinics & Research Centers, Inc., based in Wisconsin, will implement Polaris's outcomes management systems for adult mental health (Polaris-MH), chemical dependency (Polaris-CD) and the severely and persistently mentally ill (Polaris-ROMS). These evidence-based solutions will support the organization's clinicians in treatment planning and monitoring by transforming real-time data into actionable strategies to provide the most effective care based on an individual client's needs.

Sunny Hills Services, which serves vulnerable youth and their families in the greater San Francisco area, will implement Polaris-CANS to train staff on the use of the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment. Polaris-CANS can also support clinical treatment planning and includes a full version of the CANS assessment, along with other empirical indicators.

Polaris looks forward to working with both organizations to help them realize better outcomes at lower costs for the people they serve.

For more information on the products described above or any of Polaris's other systems, visit http://www.polarishealth.com or contact Polaris at moreinfo@polarishealth.com.

About The Bridge Health Clinics & Research Centers

The Bridge Health Clinics & Research Centers, Inc. offers care services for persons - either themselves or their loved ones - who are adversely affected by addiction, mental illness, disability, other psychological health factors, physical illness, and/or socio-economic factors. We work with children, adolescents, adults and families. We provide an array of services, which allow us to tailor a comprehensive plan for each client we serve. Our care services are: Individualized, Recovery-oriented, Compassionate, Collaborative, Comprehensive, Integrated and Evidence-based.

About Sunny Hills Services

Sunny Hills Services is a private, non-profit organization serving vulnerable youth and their families. Founded in 1895 as the San Francisco Presbyterian Orphanage and Farm in Marin County, Calif., Sunny Hills is now a nationally recognized agency operating 15 distinct programs throughout Marin, Sonoma and Alameda counties. The mission of Sunny Hills Services is to transform young lives by giving hope and by teaching skills that enable our clients to face their challenges, develop their strengths and lead productive and satisfying lives. This year, Sunny
Hills will serve more than 700 children and youth through an array of programs focused on the educational, mental health, housing and developmental needs of children and youth at risk. For more information, visit http://www.sunnyhillsservices.org.

About Polaris Health Directions

At Polaris, we recognize that organizations cannot manage what they do not measure. Many behavioral health care providers and payers may not be collecting and analyzing enough of the right data to answer basic questions about the cost-effectiveness of the care they offer. Polaris's advanced technology and science driven assessment systems are designed to capture the clinical data essential to quality improvement and enhanced organizational management. Polaris solutions provide advanced analytics to help you improve and demonstrate to your customers the value of your care. With a focus on prediction, Polaris solutions do more than describe clinical change. Our systems also indicate if treatment is likely to have a positive result. Helping you make better decisions in the present by anticipating the future will be the difference in reducing your costs while improving patient care.

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