RedBrick Health
Help People Be Healthy | |
Industry | Wellness, Health Promotion, Disease Management, Health Care Technology, Employee Health Benefits |
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Founded | 2006 |
Founder | Kyle Rolfing, Kurt Cegielski, Pat Sukhum, Kristin Austrum, Abir Sen, David Dickey |
Headquarters | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Key people | Dan Ryan, CEO; Gregg Waldon, CFO; Eric Zimmerman, Chief Marketing Officer; Gal Bar-or, Chief Technology Officer; Jeff Dobro, Chief Medical Officer; Kurt Cegielski, Founder & Senior Vice President, Employer Solutions; Kyle Rolfing, Founder & Strategic Advisor; Nicole Manderscheid, Vice President, Human Resources |
Products | Adaptive Health AssessmentsSM, Personal Health MapsSM, Intelligent Engagement EngineSM, Social Workplace Challenges & CompetitionsSM, Personalized CoachingSM, Reward AdministrationSM |
Number of employees | 300+ |
Parent | Investors: Highland Capital Partners, Versant Ventures, Fidelity Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers |
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RedBrick Health is a health technology and services company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. RedBrick Health is privately held and works with large, self-insured employers, progressive health plans, providers and accountable care organizations.
History
RedBrick Health was founded in 2006 by founders and former management team members of Definity Health. At Definity Health, RedBrick Health’s founders helped create Health Reimbursement Accounts, the predecessor to Health Savings Accounts.
RedBrick Health launched its services to its first client in the fall of 2007[1] and published its first year-over-year health improvement and cost-savings results in early 2009.[2][3]
RedBrick Health has received $45 million in venture capital funding from Highland Capital Partners, Versant Ventures, Fidelity Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.[4][5]
RedBrick Health was named one of the top 50 best small and medium companies to work for in America in 2009 by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Great Places to Work Institute, Inc. (GPTW).[6]
Current Products
RedBrick Health incorporates data from a proprietary employee health assessment,[7] biometric health screenings and medical claims analysis to recommend clinically driven, online and telephonic health coaching programs tailored to each employee participant. RedBrick Health helps and supports individuals as they take the steps to better health that are most personally achievable and rewarding. In addition to the innovative Health Assessment, RedBrick Health offers a suite of tools including RedBrick Journeys, their award-winning health multimedia, healthcare cost transparency, and care coordination.
Employees and families that participate in RedBrick Health programs can be rewarded financially for their engagement and participation.[8][9] Rewards are set by the employer and can include premium reductions, Health Savings Account deposits, 401(k) deposits, gift cards or other financial rewards. RedBrick Health works with employers to ensure all employee participants have equal opportunity to earn better health and financial rewards, regardless of current health status.
References
- ↑ RedBrick Health and Ridgeview Medical Center Help Ridgeview Employees Take Ownership of Their Health BNET 2007-11-8.
- ↑ RedBrick Health Helps Ridgeview Medical Center Reduce Employee Risk for Major Health Conditions by 20 Percent in One Year Business Wire 2009-4-8.
- ↑ RedBrick’s Health Earnings System Projected to Generate Five Percent Savings on Health & Productivity Costs for Welch Allyn Business Wire 2009-12-8
- ↑ RedBrick Takes $15 Million The New York Times 2009-4-3
- ↑ Camille Ricketts Redbrick gets a $15M boost for incentive-based health insurance Deals & More 2009-4-2
- ↑ 50 Best Small & Medium Companies to Work for in America 2009 SHRM 2009-6-9
- ↑ RedBrick Health Launches Next-Generation Health Assessment Business Wire 2009-12-17
- ↑ Robert Langreth Use Bribes to Stay Healthy Forbes 2009-8-24
- ↑ Jennifer Niemela RedBrick Health wins 6 clients Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal 2009-12-1