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Event for eating disorder awareness held in Cincinnati

February 21, 2012
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Lindner Center of HOPE, and Cincinnati Psychotherapy Institute hosted the Evening with an Eating Disorders Expert Panel in honor of Eating Disorders Awareness Month.

DSS launches mental health 'kiosk'

February 17, 2012
DSS, Inc., has announced a new Mental Health Kiosk solution that allows behavioral health hospitals to capture clinical information and foundational psychological evaluations directly from patients during check-in.

Kantor appointed to Eating Disorder Coalition board

February 16, 2012
Kantor & Kantor LLP has appointed Lisa Kantor to the Board of Directors of the Washington, D.C.-based Eating Disorder Coalition for Research, Policy and Action, a group advocating for recognition of eating disorders as a public health priority.

Medsphere, Silver Hill collaborate on OpenVista enhancements

February 16, 2012
The development partnership between Medsphere Systems and Silver Hill Hospital has produced the first built-from-the-ground-up innovation of Medsphere's OpenVista EHR specifically for behavioral health hospitals.

Antipsychotic reports positive results in Phase III trial

February 15, 2012
Forest Laboratories and Gedeon Richter have announced preliminary top-line results from a Phase III clinical trial of Cariprazine (RGH-188), an investigational antipsychotic agent, in patients with acute mania associated with bipolar I disorder.

NAPHS releases fifth edition of Design Guide

February 14, 2012
The Design Guide for the Built Environment of Behavioral Health Facilities: Edition 5.0 includes a new and improved Appendix 5.0 to help locate resources by product description and by manufacturer.

Can fish oil help prevent psychiatric disorders?

February 13, 2012
Researchers at Zucker Hillside Hospital's Recognition and Prevention (RAP) Program who have worked with teenagers at risk for serious mental illness for the past decade are now studying the effectiveness of Omega 3 fatty acids (fish oil) for treating psychiatric symptoms.

Whittier Street Health Center unveils new community facility

February 10, 2012
Whittier Street Health Center has publicly unveiled its new six-story, 79,000 square foot green building in Roxbury, Mass. The new health and wellness facility provides expanded capacity for the Center to continue its mission of providing high quality and cost effective healthcare.

Wyandot in Kansas chooses Anasazi Software

February 9, 2012
Anasazi Software, Inc., has announced that Wyandot, Inc., in Kansas City, Kan., has signed contracts to implement Anasazi Software’s Complete EHR Certified System.

Marin Services for Women to shut down

February 8, 2012
Marin Services for Women has announced that it will be closing its doors as soon as all existing clients have been transferred to other facilities.

Qualifacts announces plan for 'shared-risk' EHR implementation

February 7, 2012
Qualifacts says that 7 of 10 behavioral health executives worry about up-front costs and unforeseen problems during the process of EHR adoption and implementation. Will its plan to share risks encourage more organizations to pursue EHR solutions?

Pennsylvania DPW releases autism needs assessment

February 7, 2012
Pennsylvania's department of public welfare has released its Autism Needs Assessment study, which includes feedback from 3,500 of the state's caregivers and adults with autism, making it the largest study of its kind in the United States.

Centerstone of Indiana names two new directors

February 6, 2012
Centerstone of Indiana has announced that Amanda Pardue has been named Regional Clinic Services Director, while Beth Rodriguez has been named director of development for its Indiana operations.

Acadia to implement suite of HMS financial applications at over 25 facilities

February 3, 2012
Acadia Healthcare has chosen a suite of fully integrated financial-management applications from Healthcare Management Systems (HMS) to help maximize the operating efficiency of more than two dozen of its facilities nationwide.

Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare announces new board members

February 3, 2012
Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare, a non-profit organization providing mental health care services in Orange County, has appointed David Christner, Mary Perez and Michelle Ward to its Board of Directors.
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