Comments on: Revolution Health Seeks Life Preserver

By: WebMD Targets Marketing with QualityHealth Acquisition « Chilmark Research

WebMD Targets Marketing with QualityHealth Acquisition « Chilmark Research — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:24:33 +0000

[...] content with clear Brand recognition, they have a commanding lead on their competitors, something Revolution Health could not overcome despite all the $$$ [...]

By: Quick Survey - CMS PHR Pilot: No Money, No Play « Chilmark Research

Quick Survey - CMS PHR Pilot: No Money, No Play « Chilmark Research — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:49:41 +0000

[...] August 15, 2008 by John I stay in pretty close contact with a wide range of PHR vendors, both big and small to keep close tabs on the market, which is a common practice among “good” industry analysts after they publish a report. I only say “good” for the simple fact that many analysts move from one area to another rarely staying long enough in any one vertical market to truly understand what is occurring and how it might be evolving. Regardless, as to whether or not there is a huge groundswell of adoption among consumers, there is significant interest in PHRs among employers, health plans, policy makers, media, providers and lastly consumers, roughly in that order of interest and the market is in a very state today with large players jumping in (Google and Microsoft) and other seemingly large players struggling. [...]

By: John

John — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:29:21 +0000

During WebMD’s Q2-08 call yesterday one of the investment analysts asked if WebMD was interested in acquiring all or part o Revolution Health.

WebMD’s CEO responded by saying no, they are not interested as Revolution Health has not done a good job monetizing their portfolio and thus they see little value.

While that indeed may be true if one considers Revolution Health in its entirety, there are some good properties tucked within that are worth taking a closer look at.