Revolution Health Group

Revolution Health Group

Infobox_Company
company_name = Revolution Health Group
company_type = Private
foundation = July 2005
location = Washington DC, USA
key_people = Steve Case, Chairman/CEO
num_employees =
industry = Healthcare
homepage = http://www.revolutionhealth.com/

Revolution Health Group is a United States-based corporation founded in July 2005 by Steve Case, who previously co-founded America Online. Revolution Health’s stated mission is to change healthcare by giving people the tools, information and support to manage their health and wellness actively.

Revolution Health Group is one of three companies in the Revolution LLC group of companies.

Revolution Health is a health-related portal site and social network that some have described as akin to WebMD. Users are urged to ask questions and answer other users’ questions, rate their doctors, participate in online discussions and otherwise contribute content. The site also has a number of tools to help people become healthier, such as a calculator that shows how long you need to do a given activity to lose a pound of weight, and a tool for showing you how much money an individual will save if he quits smoking. Every user has a profile page where they can link up to other users, set personal goals and aggregate content they’ve contributed to the site.

The company portal launched on January 20, 2007, using Ruby on Rails technology.

On October 25, 2007, the company dismissed 60 employees, or a quarter of its work-force, ostensibly as part of a restructuring.

On May 23rd, 2008, RHG terminated its employer business unit and business to business unit as well as laying off an additional 50 people.

On October 3, 2008, Revolution Health ended several months of speculation and merged with Waterfront Media, which operates the Everyday Health Network, in a deal valued at $300 million.

External links

* [http://www.revolutionhealth.com/ Company portal]
* [http://www.revolutionhealth.com/ Revolution Health]
*Eisler, Kim. " [http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/3250.html Second Coming] ", "Washingtonian", February 1 2007.
*http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/23/AR2007102302127.html
*http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/2005-07-06-case-revolution_x.htm
*http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16751639/
* [http://www.carepages.com/ CarePages]
* [http://valleywag.com/5013443/steve-cases-revolution-health-to-lay-off-another-35-to-45-seek-bailout-merger Deathwatch: Steve Case's Revolution Health to lay off another 35 to 45, seek bailout merger]
* [http://valleywag.com/392741/revolution-health-lays-off-an-entire-business-unit Revolution Health lays off an entire business unit]
*Owen Thomas, [http://valleywag.com/5032048/revolution-health-up-for-sale Revolution Health up for sale?] , Valleywag.com, August 1, 2008
* [http://valleywag.com/5047934/steve-cases-troubled-revolution-health-talks-merger-with-rival Steve Case's troubled Revolution Health talks merger with rival]
* [http://valleywag.com/5050242/webmd-bulks-up-as-revolution-health-talks-sale WebMD bulks up as Revolution Health talks sale]
*http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/03/business/03deal.html?_r=1&oref=slogin


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