Website www.healthtap.com Headquarters Palo Alto Type of business Private | CEO Ron Gutman (2010–) Founded 2010 | |
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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 Profiles | ||
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HealthTap is an interactive health 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.
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Press and Expansion
HealthTap has garnered media coverage in publications including The New York Times, Forbes, TIME., San Francisco Chronicle, TechCrunch, CNBC, Wired, Fast Company, Inc. (magazine), and PC Magazine.
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.