Sharecare

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Sharecare
Type Expert question-and-answer health care platform, searchable information resource
Foundation date 2009
Founder(s) Jeffrey T. Arnold
Dr. Mehmet Oz
Harpo Studios
HSW International
Sony Pictures Television
Discovery Communications
Employees 55 (2011)
Website sharecare.com
Alexa rank negative increase 8,218; 3,465: United States (December 2013)[1]
Registration Not required to view answers or ask questions; experts register to provide answers
Available in English

Sharecare.com is an interactive question-and-answer (QA) platform that allows industry experts to answer health and wellness questions. Founded in 2009, Sharecare was created by Jeffrey T. Arnold (founder of WebMD) and Dr. Mehmet Oz, partnering with Harpo Studios, HSW International, Sony Pictures Television and Discovery Communications.[2][3]

Services

Sharecare’s interactive QA platform allows visitors to “ask, learn and act upon” questions about health and wellness, as well as ask their own questions, in their own words.[4] The goal is that this site becomes a resource where diverse perspectives and approaches in health and wellness find common ground.[5]

Sharecare content is contributed by organizations like AARP, the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and medical professionals like Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Dean Ornish and Dr. Michael Roizen.[6] Questions are also answered by medical centers such as the Cleveland Clinic and Johns Hopkins.[7] These contributors are known as “experts” on the site, and the Sharecare platform allows these experts to answer questions and engage in conversations about health.[8]

Knowledge Partners

Concerns have been raised regarding the bias of answers provided on Sharecare.com by “knowledge partners," or paid sponsors.[9] Such knowledge partners include (among others): Colgate-Palmolive; Pfizer; Unilever (Dove skin-care products); health insurer UnitedHealthcare; and Walgreens drug stores.[10] In June 2013, the American Dental Association (ADA) withdrew as a knowledge partner in response to what it considered an irresponsible attack on the "Dr. Oz Show" on the use of dental amalgam. ADA President Dr. Robert A Faiella summed up the group's reaction by stating: "As a science-based organization, we should always welcome inquiry, but we should not be seen as supporting the promotion of misleading information unsupported by the best science." [11]

Answers provided by knowledge partners are labeled to distinguish from other contributions.

Editorial Advisory Board

  • Tanya Remer Altmann, MD – Pediatrics
  • Arthur Crowley, MD – Urology
  • David Demartini, MD – Ophthalmology
  • Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., MD – Oncology
  • Barbara Ficarra, RN – Health Educator
  • Patricia Geraghty, RN – Nurse Practitioner
  • Dante Gonzales, DMD – Dental Specialties
  • Janis Jibrin, RD – Nutrition
  • Stuart Linder, MD, FACS - Plastic Surgery
  • John Lipman, MD – Women’s Health
  • Randy Martin, MD – Cardiology
  • Jack Merendino, Jr., MD – Endocrinology
  • Robin Miller, MD – Integrative Medicine
  • Mark Morocco, MD – Emergency Medicine
  • Michael Roizen, MD – Health and Wellness
  • Douglas Severance, MD – Addiction/Recovery
  • Kevin Soden, MD – Family Medicine
  • Daniel Spogen, MD – Family/Community Medicine
  • Stacy Wiegman, PharmD – Pharmacology
  • Kevin Windom, MD – Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Vonda Wright, MD – Orthopaedic Surgery

Featured Experts and Knowledge Partners

Some of the featured experts and knowledge partners found on Sharecare.com include:

See also

  • HealthTap – a mobile health platform with Q&A and tips from 38,000 U.S. doctors
  • Answers.com – a similar QA resource
  • WebMD – a similar health care information resource

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Sharecare.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2013-12-01. 
  2. ↑ Elliott, Stuart (2010-10-06). "Web Site to Offer Health Advice, Some of It From Marketers". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-04-02. 
  3. ↑ "Dr. Mehmet Oz and Internet Entrepreneur, Jeff Arnold, Announce Sharecare Inc.,a Web 3.0 Platform, Organizing and Answering the Questions of Health". Bloomberg. November 2, 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-02. 
  4. ↑ "Sharecare aims to be humble host for health apps". MobiHealthNews. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2011-04-02. 
  5. ↑ "Sharecare Builds a Web 3.0 Bridge to Better Health". Huffington Post. 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2011-04-02. 
  6. ↑ Elliott, Stuart (2010-10-06). "Web Site to Offer Health Advice, Some of It From Marketers". ’’The New York Times’’. 
  7. ↑ Moukheiber, Zina (2010-11-16). "Names You Need To Know In 2011: Sharecare". Forbes. 
  8. ↑ "Dr. Mehmet Oz and Jeff Arnold launch Sharecare.com, where experts share their knowledge with consumers". Health in 30. 2010-10-08. Retrieved 2011-03-28. 
  9. ↑ Burkitt, Laurie (2009-11-19). "WebMD Founder Matches Marketers With Consumers Who Have Health Concerns". Forbes. 
  10. ↑ Elliott, Stuart (2010-10-06). "Web Site to Offer Health Advice, Some of It From Marketers". The New York Times. 
  11. ↑ Soderland, Kelly (2013-06-10). "ADA and Sharecare part ways". ADA News. 


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