Healthline Networks Ranked Number 208th Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2012 Technology Fast 500™

Attributes 406 Percent Revenue Growth to Proven Ability to Engage Consumers in Positive Health Actions

San Francisco, CA December 11, 2012 — Healthline Networks, a leading intelligent health information services provider, today announced it ranked 208th on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Healthline Networks‘ revenue grew 406 percent between 2007 and 2011. Over this timeframe, Healthline ranked 3rd among healthcare Internet companies and 4th fastest among San Francisco-based Internet companies making the Technology Fast 500. This is the third consecutive year Healthline has received the award.

 Healthline’s president, Dean Stephens, credits the company’s creative employees and impressive product portfolio enabling consumers to improve their health through engaging online tools and content with the company’s over 400% revenue growth. He said, "With healthcare reform now firmly established, Healthline’s products and services provide a natural ramp for continued rapid growth.  Both providers and health consumers have to be more engaged in the effective delivery of care and we enable that outcome."

“We are proud to honor the 2012 Technology Fast 500™ companies, and commend them for their outstanding growth,” said Eric Openshaw, vice chairman, Deloitte LLP and U.S. technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) leader.  ”These ground-breaking companies have outpaced their competition and are reinventing the way we do business today.”

“Healthline and the companies on the Fast 500 list are among those that have demonstrated remarkable innovation, creativity and business savvy,” said Bill Ribaudo partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP and national TMT leader for audit and enterprise risk services (AERS). “As a result, these companies have continued to successfully forge ahead in a challenging economic environment. We applaud the leadership and employees of Healthline for this impressive accomplishment.”

Healhtline has been recognized by Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™ for growth in 2010, 2011, and now 2012.

 

About Deloitte’s 2012 Technology Fast 500™

Technology Fast 500, conducted by Deloitte & Touche LLP, provides a ranking of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies – both public and private - in North America. Technology Fast 500 award winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2007 to 2011.

In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500 recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or technology that is sold to customers in products that contribute to a majority of the company's operating revenues. Companies must have base-year operating revenues of at least $50,000 USD or CD, and current-year operating revenues of at least $5 million USD or CD. Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of five years, and be headquartered within North America.

 

About Healthline Networks

Healthline Networks is the leading provider of intelligent health information services, enabling 100 million consumers a month to make more confident, informed healthcare decisions. The company's proprietary consumer healthcare taxonomy, the largest of its kind, powers a suite of intelligent health search, content and advertising services. Combining advanced search technology with deep medical expertise, Healthline partners with top publishers, portals, search engines, employers, providers, and health plans. Headquartered in San Francisco and named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 in 2010 and 2011, Healthline is backed by Aetna, Comcast Ventures, GE, Investor Growth Capital, Kaiser Permanente, Reed Elsevier, U.S. News & World Report, and VantagePoint Capital Partners. For more information, visit http://www.healthlinenetworks.net

 

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