RevaHealth.com Blog

A new and improved version of our auto-complete went out today. This was quite a significant change which Marta had been working on for some time. Although it seems like a pretty small part of the application we identified it as a key aspect in the usability of the product and we think that the changes will help guide users quickly to the clinics that they are looking for.

Key to the improvement  is dramatically increasing the number of names that the auto-complete will accept and cleaning them up to be consistent. We also now ignore the first word that is entered if it isn't in our dictionary. For example if you type 'cheap bridge' we know to ignore 'cheap' as it is not in our dictionary and our auto-complete will prompt you to select 'bridge'.  As you type the letters that match are automatically highlighted so that the you can easily see the treatments that match your query.

The query box now also accepts a variety of different inputs

1. Treatment desired – i.e. 'face lift'
2. Problem that needs addressing – i.e. 'missing teeth'
3. Synonyms for the above
4. Misspellings for the above
5. Name of Clinic
6. Name of staff member

No doubt there will be further changes once we have enough data to analyse how the changes affect users interaction with the site.

We pushed out some changes to the design of the search filters today. We felt that the old filters were too cramped, untidy and generally a mess. To make matters worse they are right at the top of the page so everyone see them and you have to use them to really take advantage of the application.
So we have cleaned them up by

• We replaced the red links with either check boxes of radio buttons. This got rid of the sea of rid which was a bit of an assault on the eye
• We reduced the number of vertical lines shown by default from 7 to 5. This gave us the room to space things out a bit better.
• If there are more options that fit in the 5 lines then the full list of option pops out in its own div rather than pushing the whole page down. This allows the user to retain their visual context.
• Previously we only had clinic type or treatments in the filters. We now always have both of them

We hope you like the changes and here are the two side by side so that you can see the difference.

Old Filters

New Filters

We’re very pleased to unveil RevaHealth.com’s new look search results. Yes, we’ve had a facelift and smoothed out the wrinkles, giving us a fresh new look. All the info you need is now included in the results themselves, making it easier for
you to compare clinics and navigate around the page. Check it out, we think you’ll like it! If you come across any unsightly blemishes or anything that we’ve missed please drop us a line at info@revahealth.com.
Our next job is to surgically enhance the clinics’ brochures…

Investment Led By Mianach Venture Capital and Supported by
Enterprise Ireland Enables Further International Expansion of RevaHealth.com’s
Health Clinic Search Engine.

Dublin, Ireland January 12^th 2009: RevaHealth.com has received a €1.25 million investment, led by Mianach Venture Capital and supported by Enterprise Ireland. The company welcomes this additional investment from Mianach Venture Capital, a supporter of RevaHealth.com since its founding in 2006. Enterprise Ireland is investing in RevaHealth.com as a “High Performance Start Up” company for 2008, in recognition of its rapid growth rate and the proven success of its business model.

RevaHealth.com will use the €1.25 million to continue the expansion of its health clinic search engine. Having originally focused on niche healthcare markets, RevaHealth.com is now expanding into wider local and national healthcare markets and plans to move into the Far Eastern and American markets later in 2009. “More consumers are going online to research their healthcare options. RevaHealth.com provides a valuable service that gives consumers
an easy way to find and compare health clinics worldwide,” said Caelen King, founder and CEO of RevaHealth.com. “We now intend to take our proven business model to a wider market.”

Hugh O’Neill of Mianach Venture Capital said, “Consumers are beginning to take responsibility for their healthcare
decisions and are turning to the internet in order to arm themselves with the information they need. There are over 1.5 million healthcare clinics in the Western world with a turnover of $500 billion in real and absolute terms. It is
clear to us the potential of this market and that RevaHealth.com is well-positioned to further strength its position. Mianach Venture Capital is excited by the future prospects of the company.”

About RevaHealth.com

RevaHealth.com
is a search engine that helps users find and compare health clinics worldwide. Founded in 2006, it currently stores information on over 60,000 clinics in the UK, Ireland and 50 other countries worldwide. RevaHealth.com helps people take control of their healthcare choices and find the most suitable clinic and treatment for their needs. RevaHealth is the registered business name of Global Medical Treatment Ltd.

About Mianach Venture Capital

Mianach is one of Ireland’s leading early stage, technology focused venture capital companies. Mianach aims to provide superior returns to investors in its fund by investing in, and helping entrepreneurs to grow, world class companies. Mianach specializes in investing in seed, start-up and early stage Irish technology businesses on the leading edge of new developments.

About Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland is the government agency responsible for the development and promotion of the indigenous business sector. Enterprise Ireland’s mission is to accelerate the development of world-class Irish companies to achieve strong positions in global markets resulting in increased national and regional prosperity.

For more information please contact:

Aoife Murray at RevaHealth.com

amurray@revahealth.com

+353 (1) 6520520

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