Eric E Zimmerman

US Patent:

20130124218, May 16, 2013

Filed:

Oct 5, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/645719

Inventors:

Eric Zimmerman - San Anselmo CA, US

Assignee:

RedBrick Health Corporation - Minneapolis MN

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

705 2

Abstract:

The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods to encourage health care consumers to engage in healthy lifestyle choices, thereby improving their overall health condition. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to using social media, via a social engagement engine, to encourage health care consumers to participate in health-improving activities and to engage in health-conscious behaviors. Specifically, disclosed is a computer-implemented system for operating a health program, which includes: a team formation module configured to receive data representing the formation of a plurality of teams; a challenge module configured to receive data representing the formation of one or more challenges; a data tracking module configured to receive, over an electronic network, data representing a tracked health condition of a user; and a scoring module configured to apply an algorithm to the health condition data to convert it into a numerical score.