HealthTap
Type of business | Private |
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Founded | 2010 |
Headquarters | Palo Alto, California |
Key people | Ron Gutman (CEO), Sastry Nanduri (CTO), Geoffrey Rutledge (CMIO), Sean Mehra (Head of Product), Michael Nichols (General Counsel) |
Industry | Interactive Health and Technology |
Website |
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HealthTap is an interactive health[1] company founded by Stanford Graduate School of Business alum Ron Gutman in 2010 to reinvent worldwide the way people take care of their health and well-being. The HealthTap app, both for patients and for doctors, is available across a range of platforms and devices. There are versions for the web and applications for iPhone, iPad, and Android, including wearable smartwatches.[2]
Press and Expansion
HealthTap has garnered media coverage in publications including The New York Times,[3] Forbes,[4] TIME.,[5][6] San Francisco Chronicle,[7] TechCrunch,[8] CNBC,[9] Wired,[10] Fast Company,[11] Inc. (magazine),[12] and PC Magazine.[13] The launch of the consultation app Zwivel has been compared to HealthTap.[14]
Criticism
Commenting on HealthTap in early 2012, Peter W. Carmel, president of the American Medical Association, said the Internet should “complement, not replace, the communication between a patient and their physician.” With online health advice, the doctor doesn't take a history, doesn't do a physical exam, and doesn't monitor or assess any suggested treatment. "Using this information in isolation could pose a threat to patients,” he said.[15]
References
- ↑ Rebecca Jarvis, , Good Morning America, August 6, 2014
- ↑ http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/05/how-to-save-10000-lives-with-an-app-flatter-doctors/?_r=0
- ↑ Regina Sinsky, "HealthTap's Social Network of 5,000 Doctors Is Ready to Give Free Advice", The New York Times, September 26, 2011
- ↑ Tomio Geron "HealthTap Q&A Site Connects Doctors and Patients" Forbes, December 06, 2011
- ↑ Bonnie Rochman "A New Health Site in Beta Testing for Pregnant Women, New Moms"
- ↑ <"10,000 Physicians Strong and Growing" bizjournals.com, February 12, 2012
- ↑ SF Chronicle, , "Startup RateRx creates tool that lets doctors review medications", March 12, 2015
- ↑ TechCrunch, , "HealthTap Launches RateRx, A Doctor Recommendation System For Drug Treatments", March 11, 2015
- ↑ CNBC, , "Can Amazon-like reviews work for prescriptions?", March 11, 2015
- ↑ Wired, , "Doctors on This Site Rate Drugs to Give Patients More Power", March 11, 2015
- ↑ Fast Company, , "Now You Can See What Actual Doctors Think About The Medication You Take", March 11, 2015
- ↑ Inc., , "The Startups Saving Health Care", February 2014
- ↑ PC Magazine, , "Know Your Telehealth Options: An Interview With HealthTap's Ron Gutman", January 5, 2015
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/07/business/smallbusiness/cosmetic-surgery-thats-just-a-click-away.html?_r=0
- ↑ Advice for the Ill, and Points for the Doctors, By RANDALL STROSS, New York Times, February 4, 2012
External links
- HealthTap main page: https://www.healthtap.com/