InStream Corporation Announces Strategic Agreements with Institute for Behavioral Healthcare and Manisses.TAMPA, Fla.--(BW HealthWire)--March 6, 1997-- InStream Introduces Leading Behavioral Health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or Content to its Electronic Commerce Service InStream Corporation, the number one provider of electronic commerce solutions for the behavioral healthcare industry, announced today strategic agreements with two leading behavioral health content providers: the Institute for Behavioral Healthcare, and Manisses Communications Group. Each party will contribute comprehensive behavioral health content including clinical, policy, and practice news, and accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. CE/CME (Continuing Education/Continuing Medical Education) courses to the InStream online service. Through InStream's electronic commerce service, managed care companies and practitioners will gain access to the world's most comprehensive online resource for behavioral healthcare information. As the leading provider of online electronic commerce solutions, InStream Corporation developed strategic agreements with IBH IBH Inclusion Body Hepatitis IBH Initial Beachhead (US Army) IBH Intermediate Block Home (signal) IBH Integral Blackman-Harris Function IBH Iglesia Bautista Horeb and Manisses to deliver the most efficient and effective online behavioral health resource on the market. Each specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. content provider contributes unique information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. that enables behavioral health practitioners to be informed of the most recent developments and changes taking place in behavioral health, ultimately improving the delivery of healthcare services. "These agreements enhance InStream's leadership as the premiere provider of electronic commerce and service solutions to the behavioral health community," said Craig Muzilla, vice president of marketing, InStream Corporation. "Joining our strengths in delivering electronic commerce services with the content and medical education resources of IBH and clinical and policy information publishing of Manisses, InStream will provide practitioners with the highest quality, one stop shopping for online behavioral health and medical information on the market. Through an integration of resources from each leading content provider, InStream will deliver the tools to build a better educated, better informed behavioral health provider community." Online Continuing Education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). and Continuing Medical Education continuing medical education See CME. (CE/CME) Online CE/CME classes tailored to the behavioral health practitioner will be provided by the Institute for Behavioral Healthcare (IBH), the leader in education for behavioral health and accredited sponsor and developer of continuing education and continuing medical education for mental health and substance abuse treatment providers. IBH, in joint sponsorship with InStream Corporation, will provide behavioral healthcare practitioners with the first accredited online behavioral health courses. Specific accreditation accreditation, n a process of formal recognition of a school or institution attesting to the required ability and performance in an area of education, training, or practice. information will be provided for each course so that clinicians can make appropriate selections. "We are excited to be working with InStream in providing the first online version of our CE/CME classes, which will include registration, course material, testing and documentation of course completion. Through the InStream online service, practitioners will be able to obtain CE/CME accredited home study opportunities via the World Wide Web from any location in the world," said Gerald W. Piaget, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of IBH. "Our relationship with InStream promises to bring behavioral healthcare practitioners an immediate, cost-effective solution to obtaining critical education and CE/CME credits regardless of where they live. This should prove to be an especially effective means of providing CE/CME to practitioners in rural areas." Behavioral Health Information Updated Weekly InStream Corporation and Manisses Communications Group will deliver to the behavioral healthcare professional an online resource for Manisses newsletters focusing on clinical, policy, practice, and managed care issues in behavioral health. InStream will provide behavioral health practitioners with a weekly update of the latest breakthroughs in the behavioral health market via the Manisses weekly news digest. Providers will gain online real-time access to articles from Manisses newsletters including Behavioral Health Treatment, Behavioral Health Outcomes and the Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter. About The Institute for Behavioral Healthcare (IBH) IBH is a division of the Institute for the Advancement of Human Behavior
n. A physical and psychological habituation to a mood- or mind-altering drug, such as alcohol or cocaine. chemical dependency and substance abuse treatment providers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . IABH is the national center of excellence for behavioral healthcare industry education and leadership development. For specific accreditation information, please contact IBH at 415-851-8411. About Manisses Communications Group, Inc. Founded in 1985, Manisses Communications Group Inc. is an independent newsletter publisher. Its three weekly, one bi-weekly and five monthly publications provide comprehensive coverage in the fields of behavioral health, long-term care long-term care (LTC), n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders. and primary care. Several of the newsletters are published in affiliation with Brown University. Manisses' editors maintain close communication with field professionals allowing them to cover to not only the news but also provide in-depth analysis of events as they affect healthcare clinicians and other decision-makers. Manisses accepts no advertising and is not editorially affiliated with any company. About InStream Corporation The InStream Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Burlington, MA, is the leading provider of complete electronic commerce solutions to the behavioral healthcare industry using private networks, as well as the Internet. Its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , the InStream Provider Network, is designed to provide electronic communications for the direct exchange of information between providers, managed care organizations, insurance companies, members of the behavioral healthcare industry, and others. CONTACT: InStream Corp. Neva Group Inc. Juliann M. Grant Jane Hiscock/Ian White (617) 221-7800 ext. 131 (617) 441-4000 ext. 224/38 jgrant@instream.com jhiscock@neva.com iwhite@neva.com |
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