https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd PHA Fall 2022 en-us 2021-06-21 17:28:27 UTC 2022-12-13 10:04:38 UTC hello@padlet.com autumnapril2202 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353150395 What do the bombs mean??

]]> 2022-10-24 07:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353150395 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353150761 One indicator was about "Right to a second opinion." In the Denmark category, it said that this is very good, which is the opposite of what we heard from the GP in Horsens. Where are they getting this data from?!]]> 2022-10-24 07:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353150761 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353152140 This is a variation finding, meaning the comparison is aiming to find variations among different aspects of each healthcare system ]]> 2022-10-24 07:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353152140 laynalu2023 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353152346 I don't like the writing style of the report, which portrays the countries as competitors. ie: "Switzerland finally taking the top position in spite of a minor loss of 5 points, taking the
Gold at 893 points!"]]> 2022-10-24 07:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353152346 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353152776 How are they quantifying their results? Where do the numbers that they're earning come from? What does the subweighted score mean? We think it would help to see some actual statistics rather than red, yellow, green. These don't mean much to us.]]> 2022-10-24 07:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353152776 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353153433 Quantitative study where each country is scored by a metric within each indicator. The study does not take into account differences in geographical need, but solely provides 3 categories for each country to fall into. ]]> 2022-10-24 07:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353153433 autumnapril2202 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353153585 It is a quantitative comparison, ranking the countries in different categories -- but shown visually. The countries are given points based on how well they perform on the units of comparison.]]> 2022-10-24 07:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353153585 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353154007 the purpose of the evaluation is to evaluate the progress and status of the healthcare system among country in europe across various sectors ]]> 2022-10-24 07:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353154007 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353154476 The report aimed to create a standardized method in order to allow readers to compare country strengths and weaknesses at a glance]]> 2022-10-24 07:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353154476 laynalu2023 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353154633 This report is a good starting point to find initial figures, but then you would have to go and do further research to contextualize the indicators.]]> 2022-10-24 07:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353154633 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353154790 This is a quantitative comparison, giving countries points (based on color categories) to rank how they perform on different indicators.]]> 2022-10-24 07:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353154790 autumnapril2202 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353155014 The purpose of the comparison is to observe different aspects of the healthcare systems across Europe. It also serves (theoretically) to encourage lower-scoring countries to bolster program that they are doing not as well in. ]]> 2022-10-24 07:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353155014 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353157052 The purpose of this comparison was to evaluate how the European countries were doing from an established baseline. This can be used to evaluate different aspects to see how to improve certain countries healthcare, as well as see what other countries are specifically doing well.  ]]> 2022-10-24 07:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353157052 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353157454 This reading supported what we have spoken about in class: that when comparing healthcare systems some sectors can not fairly be compared between countries due to differing social, economic, and political systems that impact the healthcare system. ]]> 2022-10-24 07:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353157454 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353158162 Our pre-understanding of how Denmark's overall health care system is one of the better ones internationally may have not led us to be as critical on some of their "green/very well" categories. We have a knowledge of some cultural differences and we kind of see that this isn't something that is/can be taken into account in this specific type of study.]]> 2022-10-24 07:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353158162 laynalu2023 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353158927 The statistics do not offer any sense of the authors' initial hypothesis/purpose.]]> 2022-10-24 07:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353158927 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353158931 You can interpret the report by looking at a specific country and seeing if they meet the index of a particular healthcare measure or outcome. The sub-disciplines can tell governments which areas of their healthcare system need improvement. The color of the indicators illustrates which areas roughly need improvement. However, because the same indicators are used for all of the Euro countries, governments need to do a further analysis of the results of the Index to fully understand how to improve their system. ]]> 2022-10-24 07:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353158931 autumnapril2202 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353160310 Echoing Layna and Becca's point, we also did not appreciate the wording of the EHCI, especially in the Country Analysis of 35 countries section, like when they said "In 2016, Austria made a comeback into the “800 Club”, and is still in the same group of countries." This section reads almost like a sports game...

We were also wondering how much European countries care about how they rank in the EHCI.]]> 2022-10-24 07:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353160310 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353161651 The units compared are meaningful because each category can be argued as relevant towards public health. However, each category is important to each country; if a country is not doing well in one area on the EHCI, they are simply assigned a red box and the report does not get into the nuanced reasons why (cultural, geographical, historical differences between the countries).]]> 2022-10-24 07:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353161651 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353162643 We noticed that the data is outdated since the most recent Index is from 2018. In Estonia it said they were good on their wait time for psychiatric care but when we visited the GP she said it was normal to experience a 1.5 year wait for a psychiatrist. It would be interesting to see an updated Index and how it has changed since 2018. ]]> 2022-10-24 07:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353162643 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353163827 Interpreting this report could be quite simple if taken literally, as we understand that countries with colors of yellow and red may need to improve on those specific categories. We don't think that you can actually draw valid conclusions from this and maybe interpreting it at such a literal level doesn't help. The data was taken from reports from different countries and so there is no real way to standardize this and compare them in a valid way. There is a lot up for interpretation.]]> 2022-10-24 07:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353163827 autumnapril2202 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353165044 Our preunderstandings echo the need to think critically about the units of comparison/analysis chosen by the authors and the subjects of the comparison (eg are countries compared on the national level or are certain cities chosen as a model?)

]]> 2022-10-24 07:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353165044 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353165316 This is used to compare countries to ultimately rank their health care systems. We can use it to establish an understanding of who might be "best." It can also show where a country may need to improve, as well as where it is doing well.]]> 2022-10-24 07:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353165316 autumnapril2202 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353166028 As Priya mentioned, this is not a dissertation level report. However, this report can serve as a starting off point to access different sources regarding health indicators/outcomes in different countries across Europe. ]]> 2022-10-24 07:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353166028 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353166445 We can interpret this report as a baseline understanding of where certain countries rank in terms of providing healthcare, however, with the understanding that there are levels of critical analysis that were not done by the creators of this report- ie not taking into account the experiences of undocumented people/those who generally fall through the cracks of most healthcare systems. ]]> 2022-10-24 07:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353166445 autumnapril2202 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353168184 It is hard to tell because we do not know where the information is coming from, the intentionality behind pulling the statistics displayed, and whether there is standardization of data.]]> 2022-10-24 07:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353168184 https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353169153 A pre-understanding we had from previous classes is that we cannot compare entire healthcare systems in countries that are very different. It seems that the Index outcomes for Nordic countries as mostly green and eastern Europe as red. It does not take into account the cultural and geographical differences between these regions and they may not prioritze the same things. ]]> 2022-10-24 07:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ranganap/lb3zb2maw8f6xvkd/wish/2353169153