Sharecare

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An American digital health and wellness company providing personalized health information, assessment tools, programs, and healthcare-support services.

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Overview

Sharecare is an American digital health and wellness company founded in Atlanta in 2010 by Jeff Arnold, the founder of WebMD, and Mehmet Oz, in partnership with Remark Media, Harpo Studios, Sony Pictures Television, and Discovery Communications. The business began as an interactive health question-and-answer platform, designed to connect consumers with medical professionals, healthcare institutions, nonprofit organizations, and commercial knowledge partners. It subsequently expanded into a broader digital health platform covering health education, personal health assessments, wellness programs, clinical decision support, population health, and healthcare-related services. A central feature of Sharecare's consumer proposition has been the personalization of health information. Its RealAge assessment asks users about medical history, lifestyle, and other health factors, then uses the results to deliver tailored educational material and recommendations. Sharecare also developed AskMD, a symptom-assessment and physician-location application launched in 2013. AskMD guides users through questions about symptoms, medications, and known conditions, and compares responses with clinical knowledge and research to provide information about possible causes and appropriate care resources. The underlying clinical knowledge capabilities were strengthened through Sharecare's acquisition of PKC Corporation. The company built its platform through a combination of internal product development and acquisitions. These included DailyStrength, dotFit, The Little Blue Book, WisePatient, RealAge, PKC Corporation, BACTES Imaging Solutions, QualityHealth, Feingold Technologies, BioLucid, and assets from Healthways. The acquisitions broadened Sharecare's reach from consumer information into wellness, clinical content, imaging-related services, patient engagement, and population health. In 2016, its purchase of a Healthways business division brought the Blue Zones Project and the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index into its portfolio. In 2020, Sharecare acquired Visualize Health, a company focused on health-quality measures. Sharecare's content and engagement model has involved contributions from organizations such as AARP, the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, and the National Academy of Sports Medicine, as well as responses from medical centers including Cleveland Clinic. The company has also worked with commercial sponsors and healthcare organizations, a model that generated criticism over the potential influence of paid partners on the neutrality of answers and recommendations. Beyond consumer services, Sharecare moved into community and population health measurement. In 2019, it announced a five-year collaboration with Boston University School of Public Health to develop a Community Well-Being Index analyzing environmental and social factors associated with health outcomes. This reflected a broader strategy of combining personal health data, digital engagement, and population-level analytics. Sharecare has also faced criticism over advertising practices associated with RealAge, concerns about health-information neutrality, a dispute involving dental-amalgam content, and the delayed notification of a data breach affecting members of Blue Shield of California and AltaMed. On October 22, 2024, the company announced that it had been acquired by Altaris. The transaction changed Sharecare's ownership while continuing the company's identity as a digital health and wellness business.

History

Sharecare was established in 2010 in Atlanta by Jeff Arnold and Mehmet Oz, with backing and participation from Remark Media, Harpo Studios, Sony Pictures Television, and Discovery Communications. Arnold brought experience from founding WebMD, while the original Sharecare concept centered on making health information more interactive and accessible. The initial service operated as a question-and-answer platform where consumers could ask health-related questions and receive responses from medical professionals, healthcare organizations, and institutional knowledge partners. The platform's content ecosystem included nonprofit and professional organizations such as AARP, the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, and the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Medical institutions, including Cleveland Clinic, also participated in answering questions and engaging with users. This structure allowed Sharecare to combine editorial information, professional responses, and user interaction, although the involvement of paid commercial sponsors later prompted questions about independence and possible answer bias. Sharecare expanded beyond general health information through products and acquisitions. Its acquisitions included DailyStrength, dotFit, The Little Blue Book, WisePatient, RealAge, PKC Corporation, BACTES Imaging Solutions, QualityHealth, Feingold Technologies, BioLucid, and assets from Healthways. These transactions helped the company develop capabilities in online communities, fitness and nutrition, provider information, clinical knowledge management, health assessments, healthcare administration, and population health. RealAge became one of Sharecare's most recognizable consumer properties. The RealAge Test used a questionnaire about health history and lifestyle to produce a personalized health-age result and related educational content. Sharecare acquired RealAge on March 8, 2012. The service's business model included targeted pharmaceutical advertising directed at members based on assessment responses, which illustrated both the commercial potential and privacy sensitivities of personalized health platforms. In December 2013, Sharecare launched AskMD as a web and mobile application. It collected symptom information through a guided questionnaire, considered factors such as medications and known medical conditions, supplied information about possible causes, and helped users locate physicians. PKC Corporation's clinical knowledge-management technology contributed to the product's decision-support capabilities. AskMD received recognition at the Appy Awards and was named an official Webby Award honoree in the health and fitness mobile-app category. The company moved more decisively into population health in 2016 through the acquisition of a Healthways division. The transaction included the Blue Zones Project and the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, enabling Sharecare to work with community-level wellness initiatives and broader measures of well-being. In July 2019, Sharecare and Boston University School of Public Health announced a five-year partnership to create a Community Well-Being Index that examined environmental conditions and other determinants associated with patient health. In February 2020, Sharecare announced the acquisition of Visualize Health, expanding its health-quality measurement capabilities. Sharecare's development also involved controversy. In 2013, the American Dental Association ended its role as a knowledge partner after objecting to dental-amalgam claims associated with Mehmet Oz's television program. Critics also questioned whether sponsor relationships could affect the neutrality of information presented on Sharecare.com. Separately, Sharecare Health Data Services faced criticism after a breach that reportedly occurred in 2018 was not reported to affected users until February 2019. The incident involved members connected with Blue Shield of California and AltaMed and raised concerns about compliance with healthcare breach-notification obligations. On October 22, 2024, Sharecare announced that Altaris had acquired the company. The acquisition placed Sharecare under new ownership after more than a decade of development as an independent digital health and wellness platform. Publicly documented materials supplied for this dossier do not establish a post-acquisition executive roster, financial terms, or a more specific operating structure.

2024
Acquisition by Altaris
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Sharecare announced that Altaris had acquired the company.
2020
Visualize Health acquisition
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Sharecare announced the acquisition of Visualize Health, a platform focused on healthcare quality measures.
2019
Community Well-Being Index partnership
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Sharecare and Boston University School of Public Health announced a five-year collaboration on a Community Well-Being Index.
2016
Sharecare expands into population health
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The company acquired a Healthways business division that included the Blue Zones Project and the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
2013
AskMD launches
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Sharecare launched AskMD, a web and mobile symptom-assessment, health-information, and physician-location application.
2012
RealAge joins Sharecare
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Sharecare acquired RealAge, adding a personalized health-assessment and health-information service.
2010
Sharecare is founded
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Jeff Arnold and Mehmet Oz founded Sharecare in Atlanta with participation from Remark Media, Harpo Studios, Sony Pictures Television, and Discovery Communications.

Products and positioning

Sharecare positions itself as a digital health intermediary that combines personalized consumer health information, clinical knowledge, wellness programming, and population-health analytics. Its model links individuals and organizations with health resources while using assessments and data-driven tools to tailor content and support.

Digital health platform · 2010
Sharecare platform
Sharecare's core platform provides consumers with health and wellness information, personalized content, programs, assessments, and connections to healthcare resources. Its content has been supplied or reviewed through a network that includes medical professionals, healthcare organizations, nonprofit groups, and commercial knowledge partners. The platform developed from an interactive health question-and-answer service into a broader digital health environment.
Health assessment
RealAge Test
The RealAge Test is a questionnaire-based health assessment that uses information about a user's medical history, lifestyle, and related factors to generate personalized health information and content. After Sharecare acquired RealAge in 2012, the service became part of Sharecare's consumer health portfolio. Its advertising model also made use of targeted pharmaceutical messages, creating sensitivity around data use and commercial personalization.
Clinical decision support and symptom assessment · 2013
AskMD
AskMD is a web and mobile application launched in December 2013. It guides users through a personalized symptom questionnaire, taking account of factors such as medications and known conditions. It then provides information about possible causes and helps users locate physicians. Its clinical knowledge-management foundation was supported by technology obtained through Sharecare's acquisition of PKC Corporation.
Population health and community wellness
Blue Zones Project
The Blue Zones Project became part of Sharecare's population-health portfolio through the 2016 acquisition of a Healthways business division. It focuses on community-level well-being and the environmental and social conditions that can influence healthy behavior and longevity.
Population health measurement
Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index was included in Sharecare's 2016 Healthways transaction. It provided a population-level framework for measuring well-being and supported the company's expansion from individual health content into community and population analytics.
Community health analytics · 2019
Community Well-Being Index
The Community Well-Being Index was developed through Sharecare's five-year partnership with Boston University School of Public Health announced in 2019. The collaboration was intended to analyze environmental and other community factors associated with health outcomes.

Controversies

2019
Delayed disclosure of Sharecare Health Data Services breach
A breach involving Sharecare Health Data Services reportedly occurred as early as May 2018 but was not disclosed to affected users until February 2019. At least 18,416 Blue Shield of California members and at least 5,500 AltaMed members were reported as affected. Patients were offered twelve months of credit monitoring and identity-theft protection, while the delay drew criticism in light of healthcare breach-notification requirements.
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2013
American Dental Association withdrawal over dental-amalgam content
The American Dental Association withdrew as a Sharecare knowledge partner after objecting to what it regarded as an irresponsible or misleading attack on dental amalgam associated with Mehmet Oz's television program. The episode raised questions about the standards applied to health claims distributed through the Sharecare ecosystem.
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2024
Acquisition by AltarisM&A
Background
After developing a portfolio spanning consumer health, clinical information, wellness, and population health, Sharecare entered a new ownership phase.
Action taken
Sharecare announced on October 22, 2024 that Altaris had acquired the company.
Aftermath
Sharecare became part of Altaris's healthcare investment portfolio. The supplied reference does not provide transaction terms or a post-acquisition management structure.
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2020
Acquisition of Visualize HealthM&A
Background
Sharecare continued to develop capabilities in healthcare measurement and quality analytics.
Action taken
It announced the acquisition of Visualize Health, a platform that developed health-quality measures.
Aftermath
The acquisition added health-quality measurement capabilities to Sharecare's digital health portfolio.
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2019
Partnership for a Community Well-Being IndexStrategy
Background
Sharecare aimed to measure health beyond individual behavior by incorporating environmental and community conditions.
Action taken
It announced a five-year collaboration with Boston University School of Public Health to develop a Community Well-Being Index.
Aftermath
The partnership reinforced Sharecare's move toward population-level health analytics, although the supplied reference does not document the index's later results or commercial status.
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2016
Acquisition of Healthways business divisionM&A
Background
Sharecare was expanding from consumer health content into population health and community wellness.
Action taken
The company acquired a Healthways division that included the Blue Zones Project and the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
Aftermath
The transaction broadened Sharecare's population-health and community-measurement capabilities.
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2013
Launch of AskMDProduct launch
Background
Sharecare sought to extend its consumer health-information model into guided symptom assessment and healthcare navigation.
Action taken
It launched AskMD as a web and mobile application that gathered symptom information, provided possible-cause information, and helped users find physicians.
Aftermath
AskMD received recognition at the Appy Awards and was named an official Webby Award honoree in the mobile health and fitness category.
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Recent events

2021-08-11
Sharecare completes acquisition of CareLinx[2]Sharecare完成对CareLinx的收购prnewswire.com
Reported: 2021-08-11
Sharecare announced that it had closed its acquisition of CareLinx from Europ Assistance. The transaction was valued at approximately $65 million, consisting of $54.6 million in cash and $10.4 million in Sharecare common stock.
2021-01-28
Anthem becomes Sharecare's strategic partner in the doc.ai transaction[3]Anthem在doc.ai交易中成为Sharecare的战略合作伙伴prnewswire.com
Reported: 2021-01-28
As part of Sharecare's transaction to acquire doc.ai, Anthem became a strategic partner with Sharecare. Anthem executive Rajeev Ronanki was to join Sharecare's board of directors.
2021-01-28
Sharecare announces agreement to acquire doc.ai[3]Anthem在doc.ai交易中成为Sharecare的战略合作伙伴prnewswire.com
Reported: 2021-01-28
Sharecare announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire doc.ai, an enterprise AI platform company. The deal remained subject to customary and regulatory closing conditions, with closing expected in the first quarter of 2021.
2020-11-25
Sharecare wins 18 Fall 2020 Digital Health Awards[4]Sharecare获得18项2020年秋季数字健康奖prnewswire.com
Reported: 2020-11-25
Sharecare announced that it received 18 awards in the Fall 2020 Digital Health Awards, including Gold Awards in Instagram, Facebook and Video categories.
2020-09-10
Sharecare and Forbes Travel Guide announce hospitality partnership[5]Sharecare与《福布斯旅游指南》宣布开展酒店业合作prnewswire.com
Reported: 2020-09-10
Sharecare announced a strategic partnership with Forbes Travel Guide to help the hospitality industry address operational and health-safety challenges introduced by the pandemic.
2020-09-10
Sharecare appoints Hermann Elger president of travel, hospitality, and entertainment[5]Sharecare与《福布斯旅游指南》宣布开展酒店业合作prnewswire.com
Reported: 2020-09-10
Sharecare announced that Hermann Elger joined the company as president of travel, hospitality, and entertainment.
2020-07-27
Sharecare announces acquisition of WhiteHatAI[6]Sharecare宣布收购WhiteHatAIprnewswire.com
Reported: 2020-07-27
Sharecare announced its acquisition of WhiteHatAI, whose AI healthcare payment-integrity capabilities it said would be integrated across Sharecare's portfolio. Financial terms were not disclosed.
2020-06-23
Very Big Things and Sharecare partner on COVID-19 map[7]Very Big Things与Sharecare合作开发新冠疫情地图prweb.com
Reported: 2020-06-23
Very Big Things partnered with Sharecare to build a COVID-19 map with data and visuals showing the situation globally and locally.
2020-06-03
Sharecare acquires MindSciences[8]Sharecare 收购 MindSciencesprnewswire.com
Reported: 2020-06-03
Sharecare announced that it had acquired MindSciences; the acquisition terms were not disclosed.
2020-04-20
Sharecare partners with IPsoft and NTT DATA on COVID-19 screener[9]Sharecare与IPsoft及NTT DATA合作开发COVID-19筛查工具prnewswire.com
Reported: 2020-04-20
Sharecare announced that it developed its interactive COVID-19 screener in partnership with IPsoft and NTT DATA, integrating NTT DATA’s AskMD algorithm into an interactive conversational solution powered by IPsoft’s Amelia AI.

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