Health 2.0: Change Agents of the New Paradigm
Change Agent (chanj a'j@nt) n.
1. A person who intentionally or indirectly causes or accelerates
social, cultural, and behavioral change.
2. A person who lobbies to change paradigms, by increasing information
exchange, adopting new practices, and motivated to find better ways to
do things.
As part of my attempt to define Health 2.0 as a term, it is natural to
attempt to define what companies fit this definition. This is
obviously very preliminary, far from comprehensive, and far from
accurate as the definition is still being worked out. However, in an
attempt to begin to the process, here is the initial list:
Health Portals/Health Content
1. Revolution Health
2. WebMD - (Premium healthcare information aggregator) - "Better
information - Better health"
3. Healthwise - (Consumer health content) - "Solutions for better
health decisions"
Health Advisory Services
1. Healthgrades
2. Health Dialog
Personal Health Records
1. MedCommons
2. CapMed
3. Tolven Health
Healthcare Communities
1. Sermo (online physician communities) - "Know First"
2. Organized Wisdom
3. Daily Strength
4. Patients Like Me
5. HITSphere (healthcare blog aggregator) - "Network of premium
health blogs"
Healthcare Financial Services
1. Health Equity
2. MedBillManager
3. Vimo - (provide healthcare information to consumers) - "Comparison
shopping for health"
Consumer Directed Testing
1. DNA Direct (value added genetic testing services) - "Genetic
Testing Center of Excellence"
2. MyMedLab (consumer directed laboratory services) - "Patient
Directed Laboratory Testing at 1/2 the price"
Uncategorized
1. Click4Care
I would welcome any feedback as to other companies, other categories,
or other thoughts about how to define the movement.
* Last updated on February 15, 2007
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