Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Ted Talk

I watched Bill Clinton: TED Prize wish: Let's build a health care system in Rwanda. This video is very easy to find just goto ted.com and search health care. Bill's project seems to be very noble, he would like to create and uphold a stable and useful health care system in Rwanda. He admits that during his presidency he did not do much to help out in Rwanda, and would now like to redeem himself by creating this system that could save thousands of lives. This system would be the first of its kind in Africa, and would be a great model for other poor nations around the world to adopt. I believe that the idea of a stable health care system in Rwanda, and eventually other underdeveloped nations is a much needed step in the right direction.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Ted Talk

I watched Bill Clinton: TED Prize wish: Let's build a health care system in Rwanda. This video is very easy to find just goto ted.com and search health care. Bill's project seems to be very noble, he would like to create and uphold a stable and useful health care system in Rwanda. He admits that during his presidency he did not do much to help out in Rwanda, and would now like to redeem himself by creating this system that could save thousands of lives. This system would be the first of its kind in Africa, and would be a great model for other poor nations around the world to adopt. I believe that the idea of a stable health care system in Rwanda, and eventually other underdeveloped nations is a much needed step in the right direction.

Website #8

http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/ has several useful articles about people's personal encounter with the health care system. It has all sorts of articles written by Harvard students and professors pertaining to health care. The site has articles ranging from personal health care experiences to research about cancer. This site provides legitimate information and is easy to use. It is a useful site to check on frequently for new interesting articles.

Website #7

http://dll.umaine.edu/ble/U.S.%20HCweb.pdf is a site that has many raw statistics and explains the United States health care system on the whole. The name of an article on this site is "U.S. health care system: Best in the world, or just the most expensive". It goes further and scrutinizes the the United States health care system, comparing it to other health care systems around the world. This page explores the inefficiencies of the United States health care system, and what it is doing right and wrong. This web site is very helpful and provides useful commentary on the United States health care.

Website #6

http://www.forbes.com/healthcare/ is a good site to keep informed about the latest health care news from an economic stand point. Forbes is a respected and well known magazine which provides legitimate information about the economy. The Forbes website has a health care portion which is updated daily with new articles that give great information on what new drugs, or changes to the system are occurring now. This is a relevant website to keep updated with the latest issues in the health care world.

Website #5

http://www.medhunters.com/articles/healthcareInTheUsa.html this site is very helpful. It has some simple questions about the health care system, with answers. It is a site that gives good general background information on the health care system, how it is funded, quality of care, current concerns of the system and many other common questions. This page is a good starting point, however does not go into great detail or depth about the system.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Website #4

http://www.pbs.org/healthcarecrisis/ is a useful website. It is sponsored by a legitimate source and the website is easy to use. It highlights many useful and current topics about health care. Major topics highlighted are the uninsured, health insurance, managing care, long term and chronic care, and many other useful articles. This is a very informative site and gives provides relevant articles about what is happening with health care currently.