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Beating The Blues Medtech.
http://www.medtechglobal.com/news/504/75/Medtech-gears-up-for-9-2-0-release-with-patient-portal-push.html
10 May 2014. About 60 million Americans experience!
Some form of depression or anxiety each year, and only 36 percent receive any treatment, according to research by the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
“Beating the Blues” is an interactive, online program designed to break down barriers to seeking help for mental health issues. It allows users to get treatment from the comfort and convenience of their homes, and Park Center, a local mental health provider, is making it available to everyone who can make a one-time payment of $85/£50 and has access to a computer.
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140510/EDIT05/305109961/1021/EDIT
1 May 2014 The Whitehouse Presidential Proclamation -- National Mental Health Awareness Month
HTTP://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/05/01/presidential-proclamation-national-mental-health-awareness-month-2014
Beating The Blues cCBT Clinical trials University of Pittsburgh completion 2015.
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01482806
BLOOMINGTON — Social services providers applying for $1.1 million in county mental health tax funds will explain their proposals to the McLean County Board of Health at three upcoming public meetings.
While that is the amount available, the 11 providers are asking for a total of $2.8 million in funding.
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/mental-health-budget-talks-will-be-open/article_4e4c6782-fece-59f1-bedf-ba202a3929ab.html
Florida 22 March 2014.
Is still grappling with a variety of mental health issues and many of its residents need help.
The 60-day legislative session started March 4 and is scheduled to end May 2. In that time, the state has some extra money to consider. Surplus estimates range as high as $1.2 billion.
http://www.theledger.com/article/20140322/EDIT01/140329873/1036?Title=Florida-Medical-Care-Mental-Health-Is-Priority
Organizations once opposed to a change in Milwaukee's mental health system — including the nurses union and the state's disability rights organization — are now embracing the legislation that passed the Assembly early Friday on an 89-1 vote.
The bill, which won unanimous support in the Senate on March 11, strips the Milwaukee County Board of authority over mental health care policy and establishes a mental health board of medical professionals and others with experience in the system. It is expected to be signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker as soon as next week.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/support-grows-for-mental-health-bill-with-walker-signature-expected-b99230746z1-251519461.html
One of the state’s largest insurance companies – Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield – last week announced it would award $249,838 in grants to support the agency’s mental health services, the third such grant in recent years.
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/health/2014/03/15/mental-health-care-grant-aids-catholic-charities/6469609/
http://ultrasisplc.com/news/article/306.html
Michigan Beating the Blues Common Concerns Meeting, No appointment Needed...
Tuesdays – Beating the Blues. This session will give students information on what depression is and is not. It will also explore ways to help students feel more energized and well equipped to navigate through their difficult situation or depressed mood.
http://events.umich.edu/event/12281-1192666
Update 3 March 2014 Beating The Blues.
http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=318
Innovative healthcare solutions
The current health care system is under huge pressure. It is crying out for innovative solutions to help diagnose, treat and prevent illness and deflate ballooning healthcare budgets.
Already mobile apps and connected devices are promising to significantly improve productivity. It is likely more and more health services will be delivered through intelligent hardware and software.
Wellness and fitness applications are also picking up speed.
From the all-too-regular announcements of NHS funding problems and care crises across a multitude of disciplines, it is clear that something has to change. Start-ups that want to change the world would do well to start here.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/smallbusiness/article-2573026/Five-small-business-sectors-boom.html
Ultrasis/Screenetics 4 May 2014.
http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=61302572&xref=newsalert
Baidu 18/02/2014.
Ultrasis live on Baidu, the Chinese equivalent of google.
06/02/2014 U Squared Introduces Industry First ROI Calculator For Health Plan Investment in On-line Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Beta Test Partners To Be Announced 250+ health care executives attend national ROI web briefing hosted by U Squared Interactive, UPMC and OPEN MINDS
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-squared-introduces-industry-first-roi-calculator-for-health-plan-investment-in-on-line-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-beta-test-partners-to-be-announced-2014-02-06?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Ultrasis buys Waterloo Health Clinic - 20 January 2014.
http://ultrasisplc.com/news/article;jsessionid=2AF89CF16D161EC21BD158F2B374A44F/391.html
http://www.londontravelclinic.co.uk/clinic-locations/london-bridge.aspx
http://www.waterloohealthclinic.com/
BtB-2 Launch USA 22 January 2014
.Ultrasis chief Executive John Smith said "This is a significant milestone for Ultrasis and our efforts to target the US market. We have made some headway with the previous version of the program but the US market demands the very latest in technology. We have a number of potential customers who are waiting for BTB 2.0 to be released and looking to contract with U Squared Interactive in the coming months. We have also begun the process of wide scale marketing and have recently released a 'white paper' that details the potential return on investment of using Beating the Blues to treat depression and anxiety within the US healthcare system in conjunction with Open Minds."
He added "We will also be releasing the new application within the UK in the next 3 months and have a number of potential partnerships in other countries now that we have the capability to create translated versions in a much more cost effective way"
http://ultrasisplc.com/news/article/389.html
BtB-2 Launch USA 22 January 2014
.Ultrasis chief Executive John Smith said "This is a significant milestone for Ultrasis and our efforts to target the US market. We have made some headway with the previous version of the program but the US market demands the very latest in technology. We have a number of potential customers who are waiting for BTB 2.0 to be released and looking to contract with U Squared Interactive in the coming months. We have also begun the process of wide scale marketing and have recently released a 'white paper' that details the potential return on investment of using Beating the Blues to treat depression and anxiety within the US healthcare system in conjunction with Open Minds."
He added "We will also be releasing the new application within the UK in the next 3 months and have a number of potential partnerships in other countries now that we have the capability to create translated versions in a much more cost effective way"
http://ultrasisplc.com/news/article/389.html
The therapist’s couch has long been a staple of books and movies, a place where unpleasant truths are revealed and neuroses untangled. But, almost unnoticed, the delivery of psychological support is being transformed – by the internet.
If you need NHS help for common problems such as anxiety or mild depression, you won’t necessarily meet your therapist face-to-face. You could be at home or even by the pool, typing your emotional secrets into a dedicated instant messaging service. You might be following a computer program that takes you step by step through a CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) programme, or having a digital face-to-face on Skype.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/10582598/Depressed-patients-turn-to-the-internet-for-Skypotherapy.html
Mental health treatment figures released 17th January 2014.
Of the 535,000 referrals to have ended in 2012/13, 127,000 had initially met the "caseness threshold" when they entered treatment and, of these, 54,000 (43%) had achieved recovery by the time they completed treatment.
The HCSCIC report looks at whether referrals ending treatment have resulted in a recovery from the condition. HSCIC’s chair Kingsley Manning said: "the report has been much anticipated given it provides the first annual snapshot of access to psychological therapies in England for people with anxiety and depression." He also described it as "vital such information is not only collected and published but that it is read and used to help develop services".
http://www.healthcare-today.co.uk/news/mental-health-treatment-figures-released/25045/
Lord Crisp UK parliament.
My Lords, I, too, congratulate my noble friend on securing this debate and on setting the scene so brilliantly. In my three minutes I will speak
only of health, where the world wide web already contributes enormously but where there is much more to come.
The web enables clinicians to access information where and when they need it, which is ever more important in a world where, for example, there are now more than 6,000 different disease entities. It also enables them to consult colleagues. Organisations such as the Swinfen Charitable Trust, run by the noble Lord, Lord Swinfen, and his wife, allow clinicians in even the most remote and isolated locations in the world to consult a network of clinicians in every discipline. The web also helps meet patients’ demand for information and empowerment. For example, there are 27 million views of NHS Choices a month and 1 million patient reviews of services on the site. It also allows for the remote monitoring of patients where, with the whole system demonstrator, the NHS leads the world in terms of evidence-based use of this technology at significant scale.
There is even patient self-treatment. There is an excellent programme called “Beating the Blues”, which is designed to do exactly what its name implies, and I wonder whether this is the first internet-delivered treatment available on NHS prescription. If so, I am sure there will be many more.
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2014-01-16a.393.2&s=%22beating+the+blues%22#g426.2
15/01/2014 Another small contract win..
HTTP://ultrasisplc.com/news/article/387.html
Beating The Blues America.
http://www.carolyndavidsonphd.com/userfiles/3436629/file/BTB.pdf
14/01/2014.
Ultrasis Interactive is delighted to announce that its US joint venture, U Squared Interactive, has won a new contract with Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare, a Florida based Behavioural Health Not for Profit Company.
http://ultrasisplc.com/news/article/385.html
14/01/2014.
Screenetics have been chosen as the provider of choice to support Compass Group UK & Ireland to deliver a 15 day health and wellbeing tour of the UK and Ireland that will provide hints and tips to its customers about how to lead healthier lifestyles and reduce their intake of saturated fat.
The tour will visit a range of Compass locations including workplaces, universities and defence sites. Customers at these locations will have the opportunity to visit a nurse for on-the-spot cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes checks as well as health and wellbeing advice.
http://ultrasisplc.com/news/article/386.html
Department Of Health UK.
http://www.gov.uk/government/news/access-to-psychological-therapies-campaign
Our web sites..
Beating the Blues
GetFit Wellness
My Brain Solutions
GetFit
The Wellness Shop
Calm Workplace
Step Success
Joggle
Screenetics
UK Health Screening
Ultrasis
http://ultrasisplc.com/websites.html;jsessionid=E06AD57D05C767AA79DCD86768BE88B5
http://www.ukhealthscreening.co.uk/
Happy New Year..!!
Mental health experts call for multilevel strategies to build and improve community-based mental health options.
Community involvement is the key to better, more efficient, less costly mental health care in the United States as parity and the Affordable Care Act take hold, said speakers at a briefing in Washington, D.C., last November.
http://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/newsarticle.aspx?articleID=1811017
Major depression affects around 20 percent of people at some point in their lives. The World Health Organisation (WHO)predicts that by 2020, depression will rival heart disease as the health disorder with the highest global disease burden.
While there are many antidepressants on the market, including top sellers such as Prozac and Seroxat, it is widely accepted that many antidepressants work in only half of patients half of the time, and drugmakers are struggling to come up with a new generation of drugs in this field.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/07/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-depression-talk-psychotherapy_n_2253834.html
On-Line Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: The Return-On-Investment For Health Plans A White Paper Developed From OPEN MINDS Research; Underwritten By U Squared Interactive...
http://www.openminds.com/library/white-papers/usquared-online-cbt-121913.htm
http://ultrasisplc.com/news/article/379.html
New Tool from U Squared Interactive and White Paper Published on "On-line CBT"
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - U Squared Interactive, a joint venture between the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Insurance Services (UPMC) and Ultrasis PLC, announced the pending release of a newly-developed tool to estimate the health plan return-on-investment (ROI) of providing on-line or computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) to plan members. The estimation tool, which incorporates both individual health plan data and figures from Ultrasis' decade of experience with CCBT treatment in the United Kingdom, allows health plan managers to more accurately gauge the financial impact of adding CCBT as a benefit.
http://www.lse.co.uk/share-regulatory-news.asp?shareprice=ULT&ArticleCode=2i8ozv8j&ArticleHeadline=New_Tool_from_U_Squared_Interactive
Perhaps that will change if China is successful, hope!
WASHINGTON – What does $100 million buy in mental health care across the country? Turns out, not much.
Timed with the one-year anniversary of the Newtown, Conn., school shootings, the White House this week announced $100 million for mental health programs.
The announcement came on the same day Vice President Biden met with the families of victims from the Sandy Hook shooting. And while many applauded the monetary commitment, a closer look shows that the federal funds pale in comparison to what the states have been committing over the past year -- and may do little to reverse decades of neglect.
Texas alone is committing more than twice the federal amount, having boosted its mental health funding by $259 million – the largest increase in state history.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/12/12/token-gesture-white-house-100-million-pledge-for-mental-health-programs/
Ultrasis go into partnership with NHS/UK - 28 November 2013.
http://ultrasisplc.com/news/article/370.html
Trading as...
http://www.kigroup.co.uk/
Nasdaq UTRSF..
http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/utrsf
Top Pittsburgh Hospital - UPMC/ULT trading as u2 Interactive.
http://ultrasisplc.com/news/article/261.html
No. 5 on the list of the largest Pittsburgh-area hospital locations/buildings was UPMC Passavant, with 425 licensed beds.
No. 4 on the list of the largest Pittsburgh-area hospital locations/buildings was UPMC Mercy, with 495 licensed beds.
No. 3 on the list of the largest Pittsburgh-area hospital locations/buildings was UPMC Shadyside, with 520 licensed beds.
No. 2 on the list of the largest Pittsburgh-area hospital locations/buildings was Allegheny General Hospital, with 631 licensed beds.
No. 1 on the list of the largest Pittsburgh-area hospital locations/buildings was UPMC Presbyterian, with 792 licensed beds.
Ultrasis UK win new contract after recent take over.
http://www.screenetics.com/services/employee-benefit-packages
UPMC/ULTRASIS/U2 INTERACTIVE/NHS 2013.
Something from the NHS partnership, shortly....?
The two organisations will establish a jointly-owned company, in which they will hold equal shares, to deliver a range of computerised healthcare products and clinical interventions ? including Ultrasis' leading 'Beating the Blues' therapy programme for stress and depression. CWP will lead on the provision of telephone and on-site clinical interventions to support the on-line components, so providing a comprehensive solution to patient needs in a safe, secure and highly effective way.
California Institute for Mental Health (CiMH)
http://ultrasisplc.com/news/article/364.html
November 1 2013 10:58 pm US mental health win lifts spirits of Ultrasis investors
Shares in interactive healthcare software maker Ultrasis jumped 7.1 per cent to 106p on Thursday, a rise of 3.1 per cent on the previous Friday’s close, after winning a new US contract to provide the company’s signature depression treatment program, Beating the Blues, writes Sally Davies.
Ultrasis’ joint venture partner, U2 Interactive, won a contract with the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania to give users access to the online cognitive behavioural therapy product.
“Beating the Blues offers an affordable and highly scalable solution to treating mild and moderate depression and anxiety conditions for their clients,” said John Smith, chief executive at Ultrasis. “We are particularly excited at the model of deployment being used by MHASP who will use peer advocates to support people through the program.”
The company is expanding into international markets as uncertainty about NHS reforms has led to a reduction in revenues from the UK. Former chief executive Nigel Brabbins was replaced in June, and Ultrasis’ share price reached a five-year high of 152p on August 28.
Contract with Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Ultrasis, the leading provider of cognitive behavioral therapy for stress and mild to moderate depression, is pleased to announce that its US joint venture, U² Interactive has secured a new contract with Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania ("MHASP").
Under the leadership of its CEO, Bill Dinwiddie, MHASP will offer Beating the Blues as part of a wider strategy to engage with individuals who are dealing with mild and moderate depression and/or anxiety conditions.
Beating the Blues US allows users to access the program 24 hours a day, seven days a week in a confidential format.
Bill Dinwiddie, CEO, said "We are delighted to be partnering with U2 Interactive to make Beating the Blues available within our services through web-based access. With Beating the Blues we have found an affordable, evidence based and innovative solution that will empower clients to take a more active role in managing their overall health by treating their depression and anxiety. In addition to using this tool with clients who participate in on-site services, we will tap the web-based access capability of Beating the Blues to reach individuals who are not actively or currently engaged in services. With advances in technology, integration efforts with primary care and cuts to mental health funding, it is important to look for quality treatment options that are also cost effective. Beating the Blues is all that. MHASP values the scientific research behind Beating the Blues and anticipates that our clients will achieve positive outcomes with this exciting person-centered approach to care."
Jacob Bowling, Director of Advocacy and Policy, said "We are so excited to introduce this effective and proven self-help tool to Philadelphians who are striving for optimal health and wellness. It's easy, it works, and it's a great addition to an individual's wellness toolbox."
"This is a significant partnership for U2 Interactive," said John Smith, Chief Executive at Ultrasis, which developed Beating the Blues US. "Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania has recognised that Beating the Blues offers an affordable and highly scalable solution to treating mild and moderate depression and anxiety conditions for their clients. We look forward to working with MHASP to support them in deploying the program across their system." He added "We are particularly excited at the model of deployment being used by MHASP who will use peer advocates to support people through the program".
Ultrasis UK/USA release BtB youtube video 30 October 2013.
http://ultrasisplc.com/news/article/361.html
New director hopes to expand role of Maine’s largest mental health group
Jenna Mehnert wants to ensure that NAMI Maine’s services and resources are available to both young and old.
http://www.pressherald.com/news/New_NAMI_Maine_director_wants_to_expand_group_s_role_.html
October 22 2013
Rollout of mental health program continues in schools
Health department providing training for principals
CUMBERLAND — An expanded program designed to keep kids safe at school through mental health counseling is moving forward, with training for school principals to be put on by the Allegany County Health Department on Wednesday.
http://times-news.com/local/x134987368/Rollout-of-mental-health-program-continues-in-schools
Forces to be tested for combat stress.
Every member of the Armed Forces will be given a mental health test under a new scheme to spot signs of PTSD in veterans.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/10309827/Forces-to-be-tested-for-combat-stress.html
IAPT - National Health Service UK - cCBT.
The IAPT service is introducing a number of measures to increase efficiency e.g. screening of people currently on the waiting list, streamlining the referral process and using group work, computerised cognitive behavioral therapy and telephone interventions as alternatives to face to face sessions."
http://www.leedspft.nhs.uk/news/latest_news/1/603
Medtech Global/Ultrasis/u2 Interactive USA.
New Zealand
Ultrasis and its partners, Medtech Global and Opening Doors, have just entered the third and final year of the contract with the Ministry of Health to provide BtB to all GP practices in New Zealand. The Ministry of Health has commenced a review of the initial outcomes of the service to help inform them prior to completion of the contract renewal process in late 2013.
The service delivered on Medtech's GP desktop portal "Manage my Health" has been well received since launch and proved an excellent and seamless way of patients completing their initial sign-on to BtB at the GPs surgery. The patient then has access and is ready to logon and start the program on return home.
In his address to the Australian National Suicide Prevention Conference in Sydney, Australia on 12 October 2012, the Hon Peter Dunne, Associate Minister of Health, spoke of the current suicide prevention initiatives and of the increased funding that has allowed greater access to talking therapies and co-ordinated packages of care for patients. Since February 2011, people with mild and moderate mental health problems have also been using e-therapy tools, such as the computerised cognitive behavioural therapy tool, BtB. In helping people in the primary care system we can ensure New Zealand nationals have the support they need early on.
Australia
In April 2012 the Department of Health and Ageing ("DoHA") announced its eMental Health strategy. This is intended to improve the availability of interventions for mental health for Australians, delivered via an online portal which would direct patients to the most appropriate intervention for their symptoms. DoHA put out a call for parties interested in being a provider, to submit their tenders by 15 May 2012. Ultrasis submitted a tender jointly with Medtech Global, following the successful program in New Zealand. Medtech already provides many GP practices in Australia with health records software to their desktops.
The results from the assessment of those applications were due to be announced and successful submissions confirmed by June 2012. This has now been delayed whilst DoHA analyse the levels of existing program expenditure and the extent to which this is either committed or uncommitted from the current budget. This means there will be a pause in this grant program and we await further updates.
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