Circle Connections: Tech Updates It might not come as a total surprise that a greater number of cancer patients (one in four) suffer from depression compared with the rest of the adult population. But that mindset can lead them to develop unhealthy lifestyles like smoking and drinking or substance abuse that could thwart treatment outcomes. A behavioral health IT firm has developed a screening service to assess whether cancer patients have depression or suffer from other underlying mental health conditions. The Langhorne, Pennsylvania-based Polaris Health Directions' approach jibes with the shift in healthcare to outcome-based reimbursements. This week . . .

Circle Connections: Tech Updates It might not come as a total surprise that a greater number of cancer patients (one in four) suffer from depression compared with the rest of the adult population. But that mindset can lead them to develop unhealthy lifestyles like smoking and drinking or substance abuse that could thwart treatment outcomes. A behavioral health IT firm has developed a screening service to assess whether cancer patients have depression or suffer from other underlying mental health conditions. The Langhorne, Pennsylvania-based Polaris Health Directions' approach jibes with the shift in healthcare to outcome-based reimbursements. This week . . .