
The relation between health and internet is one of the most incompatible bundles because nobody can give a perfect diagnosis until a doctor consults a patient. That's why many companies tried to avoid creating a health portal with advices that concern diseases and other medical concepts. Many health webpages are related to the documentation provided by specialists for specific diseases and medicines but it seems that somebody found the perfect idea for a powerful health portal.
Because the advice given by a doctor is very important, AOL
Co-founder Steve Case decided to create a health portal based on a huge community that contains both patients and doctors. This way, every member of the website can ask his questions with useful answers coming directly from specialists. Revolution Health is still in testing stages, the developer preferring to publish only a preview of the website that allows us to browse the features of the upcoming service.
"But perhaps more than anything else, RevolutionHealth.com is a community, where you'll find support and insight from people who have been where you are. For example, if you or someone in your family is battling cancer, you can connect with others who are living through that experience. You'll learn what worked-or didn't work-for them. And you'll find support, empathy and understanding. And after you've set your personal healthy living goals, we'll connect you with people like you, who have set similar goals, so you can cheer each other on. It's a unique, dynamic community we'll all build together. On our own, we can each do a little. Working together, we can do a lot," it is mentioned on the description of the service.
The concept of the website is quite interesting as it allows us to inform about health related topics directly from specialists and a community that can provide useful information without the risk of a vague answer offered by a computer.