The internet is awash in blogs about healthcare. Many we enjoy (many we don’t even know about, sadly), but there is one that UsableMarkets loves above all others: Health Populi. Written by healthcare economist Jane Sarasohn-Kahn of THINK-Health, a strategic health consultancy, the blog manages sober (and enlightening) reflection on healthcare news and events, including [...]
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Interview with Dan Kelly, CEO of Sparter
November 28th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Financial Markets, Interviews, Virtual World Markets
Dan Kelly, CEO of Sparter, graciously agreed to speak with me over the Thanksgiving holiday. I encourage you to take the time and read this, since Dan spoke about a number of fascinating topics, such as gold farmers, virtual currency arbitrage (or lack thereof), scarcity in Virtual Worlds, and delivery risk. UsableMarkets: How did you [...]
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Interview with Mona Lori, Principle, OutOfPocket.com
August 9th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Healthcare Markets, Interviews
In the healthcare services market change comes slowly. An incredible amount of innovative thinking, and technical blood, sweat and tears, have been put into improving our healthcare experience over the past two decades, yet in many ways very little has changed. Still, after all these years, getting accurate prices for basic procedures is like climbing [...]
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