
May 21 , 2013
Four years after President Obama set aside $20 billion for the modernization of health information technology, helathcare providers across the nation have ditched antiquated file systems and embraced electronic health records. Many hospitals in rural areas, however, have struggled to keep up with the new technology. So far, 2013 has been a year filled with …Continue Reading
May 16 , 2013
As breakthroughs begin to become more and more common in the world of mental healthcare, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders–sometimes referred to as the “bible” of psychiatry–is beginning to lose many of it’s followers. Just weeks after a study by the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium reported findings of a genetic link between five …Continue Reading

April 26 , 2013
A recent research breakthrough that shed light on the genetics of common mental disorders could potentially revolutionize the way doctors approach mental illness. The Psychiatric Genomics Consortium—a research group composed of scientists from 19 different countries—found that autism, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia have some similarities in genetic make up. …Continue Reading
Montgomery, Alabama - CoCENTRIX, a leading provider of coordinated care technology solutions to state Health and Human Services and community providers, announced today that the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) selected the CoCENTRIX Coordinated Care Platform (CoCENTRIXccp) as its state-wide platform to manage the Health Records and coordinate care within and amongst its four in-patient state-operated psychiatric …Continue Reading





