DPS Announces Virtual Lifestyle Management(TM) Service Now Connects with Microsoft HealthVault.

LOS ANGELES -- DPS today announced that its Virtual Lifestyle Management service (VLM) is now available for licensing by healthcare providers through Microsoft HealthVault, Microsoft's consumer health platform. DPS software allows clinicians to provide their patients with an internet-based weight management system that features online lessons, workbooks, and behavioral tracking supported by email coaching to help people become more active, eat better, lose weight and live healthier lives. Through this strategic relationship between VLM and HealthVault, healthcare providers can use state-of-the-art technology to reach a large population who may be at risk for weight-related illness such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure and their long-term complications including early death.

"Innovative organizations such as DPS have played a significant role in the development of applications that connect with HealthVault," said Nate McLemore, director of business development, Microsoft Health Solution Group. "Through cooperative efforts, we will enable patients to make health choices easier and put them back in control of their health through learning and sustaining new health conscious habits."

DPS worked with the University of Pittsburgh to improve patient engagement through web-based learning, tracking, and motivation to create the VLM service that uses cutting-edge technology to enhance efficiency and success of health care provider weight management programs.

"Four years ago, we began an important journey to create innovative ways to help overweight and sedentary adults lose weight to improve their health," said DPS' CEO, Neal Kaufman, M.D., M.P.H. "Along with the University, we transformed the landmark NIH-funded Diabetes Prevention Program into an internet-based program. The potential to help overweight and obese individuals is greatly advanced by integrating and taking advantage of HealthVault to address serious chronic disease and improve health outcomes," says Dr. Kaufman, a proven leader who has built a record of trust through local, state and national efforts to improve public health.

About DPS

DPS extends the practice of medicine to meet current and future health threats. DPS creates software solutions through an innovative, flexible and scalable technological platform based on research-proven lifestyle coaching methods. The DPS Weight Management division has developed the web-based Virtual Lifestyle Management service, based upon the Diabetes Prevention Program developed by the University of Pittsburgh. DPS is a licensee of this program for delivery through the VLM service.

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