New Customer for Ultrasis US Joint Venture

Ultrasis plc ("Ultrasis" or "the Company)

New customer for Ultrasis US Joint Venture.

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.

Laureen Pagel, CEO of Starting Point Behavioral Health said "--- our partnership with U2 Interactive and the introduction of Beating the Blues to our array of evidenced-based practices has been a goal for the past year. The implementation of Beating the Blues will enhance our service delivery model, allow us to serve more clients, and improve outcomes for those suffering from depression, anxiety, and other mental health problems. We are very excited for this opportunity."

John Smith, Chief Executive at Ultrasis said "I am very excited at the opportunity to work with Starting Point and look at how they can integrate Beating the Blues into their community services. Their passion to deliver the very best service to their clients will ensure that we get the outcomes we are looking for and that can use this as a model for demonstrating the return on investment that it is possible to achieve by utilising computer delivered treatments."

U Squared interactive recently launched a white paper in partnership with Open Minds to help Insurers and Providers in the US identify the return on investment ("ROI") of using Beating the Blues within their services.

"From the payer perspective, the ROI numbers for CCBT are impressive," said Monica E. Oss, the chief executive officer of Open Minds and one of the advisors to the model development process. "Depending on the health plan size and the length of time to ROI, the return ranges from twice to ten times the initial investment in CCBT - in just reduced mental health treatment costs alone. And, whether the payer is a health plan, an Accountable Care Organisation, or a medical home, the power of CCBT to improve consumer well-being and reduce unnecessary service utilization is important."

A white paper outlining the model and the model assumptions is available at no charge in the Open Minds library at: www.openminds.com/library/white-papers/usquared-online-cbt-121913.htm 

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Notes to Editors

Ultrasis is a healthcare company with core expertise in health, psychology, software development and programme management. We deliver a range of healthcare products to the consumer, the NHS, the corporate sector and other healthcare providers in the UK and Internationally. Ultrasis was the first company to offer computerised products based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and interactive multimedia, and is still the world leader in this field.

About U2 Interactive - U2 Interactive's mission is to support all healthcare stakeholder communities in creating innovative and cost effective computer based solutions for everyday health problems, lifestyle issues, and long-term conditions. U2 Interactive believes in delivering evidenced based treatment via interactive and easy to use software programs. U2 is jointly owned by UPMC & Ultrasis PLC and head quartered in Pittsburgh, PA. 

About Beating The BluesUS - is the American version of Beating the Blues, a computerized CBT program that has treated over 300,000 people worldwide. There are 22 peer-reviewed and published studies that demonstrate its effectiveness at treating mild and moderate depression and anxiety conditions. In the US it is already deployed in large integrated delivery health systems, health insurers, behavioral health organizations, employers and within the VA and DoD. 

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