womenhealthcare.iwomenonline http://iwomenonline.com Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:24:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en British National Health Service - New Charter The labor government has proposes a constitution for National Health Service on the lines of BBC charter. This radical charter is backed by the Prime Minister Tony Blair and his next in command Gordon Brown. The present charter proposal is in direct response to the strike by NHS logistics staff, ...]]> http://iwomenonline.com/2008/07/14/british-national-health-service-new-charter/ The Right Stethoscope For Your Needs! Just about all health care providers have need of stethoscopes. Whether you're a nurse, respiratory therapist or a medical doctor, the need to auscultate the chest, lungs and heart is a necessary and important part of your work. In deciding from the many stethoscopes to choose from it's importa...]]> http://iwomenonline.com/2008/07/13/the-right-stethoscope-for-your-needs/ US Healthcare - What’s Wrong with it We spend 2-3 times as much on our healthcare as most of the countries that now have "socialized medicine". Yet, every country with socialized medicine has much better overall health statistics. As a matter fact, we are hovering around 32nd in the world. Even some "third world" countries are a...]]> http://iwomenonline.com/2008/07/12/us-healthcare-whats-wrong-with-it/ Consumer-Driven Healthcare Will Not Solve Our Healthcare Problems! How would an extra $5000 or $10,000 in additional expenses fit into your family budget? The consumer driven healthcare plans that were created as part of the Medicare overhaul legislation in 2003 by the Bush administration can result in high out-of-pocket expenses for medical care which is equiva...]]> http://iwomenonline.com/2008/07/11/consumer-driven-healthcare-will-not-solve-our-healthcare-problems/ Free Healthcare for Those Incarcerated in Prison Is it fair for the taxpayer to pay healthcare costs of those in prison? Some liberals say it is and that if we did not it would be considered cruel and unusual? This very subject came up recently in an online think tank and one of the think tankers stated;

"As far as healthcare, I understa...]]> http://iwomenonline.com/2008/07/10/free-healthcare-for-those-incarcerated-in-prison/ Rising Interest Rates, Fuel and Healthcare Costs - What can You Do I stopped obsessing over the rising cost of fuel,rising interest rates and healthcare costs. I started to make myself crazy and realized I was worrying about things I really had no control over. Or do I? I did come to realize that I do have control over these costs.

I took personal control ...]]> http://iwomenonline.com/2008/07/09/rising-interest-rates-fuel-and-healthcare-costs-what-can-you-do/ 4 Ways the Internet Can Take a “Byte” Out of Your Healthcare Costs The rising cost of healthcare is a growing concern for many Americans throughout the country. A recent study from The Commonwealth Fund magazine reveals that " One half of workers in the lowest-compensation jobs and one-half of workers in mid-range-compensation jobs either had problems with medi...]]> http://iwomenonline.com/2008/07/08/4-ways-the-internet-can-take-a-byte-out-of-your-healthcare-costs/ Animals Are Forever Throughout the course of my life, I've encountered my own share of dogs. From early childhood days, I recall having several dogs that stayed temporarily with us until my dad's next military assignment. Though my parents took good care of our animals, military life was unsuitable for animal adop...]]> http://iwomenonline.com/2008/07/07/animals-are-forever/ A Behind-The-Scenes Look at My Articles Do I have the WRITE STUFF...or the WRONG STUFF...when it comes to the article-writing business? As a novice writer, I shall find out...for the proof is in the pudding!

Is it "dog eat dog," out there on the Internet among article writers? I've always been a competitive person. And as a wo...]]> http://iwomenonline.com/2008/07/06/a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-my-articles/ It’s That Time Of The Year Again! It's primary season! Yippie! And with primary season every numbskull is out vying for political office. And believe me, here in Pittsburgh we have our fair share of numbskulls!

I was listening Thursday afternoon to the local "progressive" radio station here in town as I often do to see w...]]> http://iwomenonline.com/2008/07/05/its-that-time-of-the-year-again/ Letter of Hope from Hospital Patient Hospital patient undergoing surgery recounts how Hero Soul provided strength, inspiration, and hope during recovery

"I used to look in the mirror and only have time to take a quick glance to ensure that I looked acceptable for a full day ahead of me. At 32, I am a mother of two and a wife ...]]> http://iwomenonline.com/2008/07/04/letter-of-hope-from-hospital-patient/ How to Make Changes in Your Healthcare Organization For many of us change is a difficult process. In organizations like healthcare it seems to advance at a snail's pace sometimes. There is a need for change in healthcare, most agree, though we would be hard pressed to agree upon the changes needed. One incentive for change is pay-for-performance ...]]> http://iwomenonline.com/2008/07/03/how-to-make-changes-in-your-healthcare-organization/ Loans for Doctors - Financial Funding for Healthcare Professionals The revolution that has affected everyone's financing technique is online loan borrowing. A very remarkable outcome of this loan borrowing is loans for doctors. 'Loans for doctors' are unique programme to help doctors worldwide to overcome financial impediment and become homeowners or expand t...]]> http://iwomenonline.com/2008/07/02/loans-for-doctors-financial-funding-for-healthcare-professionals/ What You Should Know About I don't understand people sometimes. You know, there is a huge problem with our health care. When it comes to trauma we are the best in the world hands down. Doctors are doing incredible things in trauma; I think that God works through the hands of these amazing doctors. But when it comes to kee...]]> http://iwomenonline.com/2008/07/01/what-you-should-know-about/ How Can You Create a Healthy Healthcare Organization Treat It Like a Patient! Quality improvement should be a system-wide initiative. Many healthcare facilities think of quality only as it applies to the clinical side. They concentrate on outcomes defined by accrediting bodies such as JHACO. Many businesses are like this too. However, the best organizations use quali...]]> http://iwomenonline.com/2008/06/30/how-can-you-create-a-healthy-healthcare-organization-treat-it-like-a-patient/