(M) Lesson 3: Philippine Healthcare System Flashcards
Refers to an organized plan of health services (Miller-Keane, 1987)
Healthcare system
Refers to rendering healthcare services to the people (Williams-Tungpalan, 1981)
Healthcare delivery
Refers to a network of health facilities and personnel who render healthcare to people (Williams-Tungpalan, 1981)
Healthcare delivery system
Refers to a complex set of interacting organizations that provide an array of health services (Dizon, 1977)
Philippine healthcare system
→ the principle health agency of the country
→ provides policies, programs, and procurement methods of medicine
→ sets standards for licensing and providing tertiary care
→ ensures access to basic public health services to all Filipinos
Department of Health (DOH)
Law stating that laboratories are to be attached to the DOH for easy operation and maintenance
Clinical laboratory law
PITAHC stands for?
Philippine Institute for Traditional and Alternative Healthcare
NNC stands for?
National Nutrition Council
PHIC or PhilHealth stands for?
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
PNAC stands for?
Philippine National AIDS Council
T of F: Government corporate, speciality, and regional hospitals get their funds from their city government
False (budgets for these hospitals directly come from the national government)
Refers to hospitals that only provide limited services according to their expertise
Specialty hospitals
LCP stands for?
Lung Center of the Philippines
NKTI stands for?
National Kidney and Transplant Institute
PCMC stands for?
Philippine Children’s Medical Center
PHC stands for?
Philippine Heart Center
Refers to the devolution of health services to LGUs which includes provision, management, and maintenance of health services at different levels
Local Government Code of 1991 (LGU 1991)
Refers to district and provincial hospitals that provide primary and secondary care
Provincial LGUs
Refers to rural health units, health centers, and barangay health stations (provides primary and secondary care)
Municipal LGUs
Refers to rural health units, health centers, barangay health stations, and city hospitals
City LGUs
The 3 general sources of funds for hospitals
- Government
- Private
- Individuals
National and local government funds come from where?
Taxes
Insurance funds come from which organization?
PhilHealth
HMO stands for?
Health Maintenance Organization
Refers to funding that comes out of users fees, salaries, income, loans, etc.
Out of pocket
→ finances the UHC program, simplifies the excise tax system on alcohol and tobacco products, fixes long-standing structural weaknesses, and addresses public health issues on alcohol and cigarette consumption
Sin Tax Reform Law (RA 10351)
The term “fiscal” refers to?
Taxes
→ established in 1995 to ensure health insurance coverage
→ ensures affordable, acceptable, accessible, and available health care services for all Filipino citizens
→ a tax-exempt government corporation attached to the DOH
→ helps reduce expenses on health (professional fees, consultation fees, laboratory fees, etc.)
→ aims to sustain a national health insurance program for all
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation/PhilHealth
AHMOPI stands for?
Association of HMOs of the Philippines Inc.
The first reorganized trade institution of HMO in the country
Association of HMOs in the Philippines Incorporated (AHMOPI)
T or F: HMOs allow people to be insured to avail medical services for free
False (in exchange for a fixed monthly or annual fee)
Is the middleman between client and healthcare providers such as hospitals, clinics, laboratories, doctors, therapists, etc.
Health Maintenance Organizations
T or F: Healthcare providers have a database of customers who avail their services
True
T or F: acc. to the DOH, there are more private hospitals in the country than there are public
True
Facilities under the national government, DOH, LGU, DND, PNP, DOJ, SUCs, and GOCCs
Public/Government-owned
Facilities established with funds through donations, principals, investments, or other means by individuals, corporations, associations, or organizations
Privately-owned
Refers to the first-contact facilities which provide basic services (general medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology, surgery, and anesthesia)
Examples are: infirmaries, birthing homes, outpatient clinics, OFW clinics, and dental clinics
Primary Care Facilities
T or F: There are 1,593 government primary care facilities in the country
False (2,593)
T or F: There are approximately 1,500 private facilities in the country
True
What percentage of the country does not have access to a nearby PCF within 30 minutes
50%
What 3 regions of the country do not have access to nearby PCFs within 30 minutes of their hometown?
BARMM, Bicol, and MIMAROPA
T or F: The bed ratio of the population is comparable to those of the middle-class countries
False (poorest countries)
What is the ideal bed to people ratio for hospitals according to WHO?
20:10,000
What type of facility is this?
→ particular forms of treatment, surgical procedures, and intensive care
→ provides long-term care (food and shelter, rehabilitation, chronic disease services, etc.)
→ psychiatric care facilities, substance abuse treatment rehabilitation centers, sanitariums/leprosariums, nursing homes, etc.
Custodial Care Facilities
What type of facility is this?
→ covers the testing phase
→ examines body specimen from humans
→ laboratory facilities, radiologic clinics, nuclear medicine clinics, etc.
Diagnostic/Therapeutic Facilities
T or F: Diagnostic/Therapeutic Facilities include water testing
False
What type of facility is this?
→ highly specialized procedures on an out-patient basis
→ dialysis, stem cell treatment, fertilization, physical medicine, and rehabilitation centers
Specialized Out-Patient Facilities
What type of facility is this?
→ emergency treatment for the sick and injured as well as clinical care for mothers and newborns
→ a small hospital or specialty room in educational institutions
Infirmary
What type of facility is this?
→ provides maternity services on pre-natal and post-natal care, normal spontaneous deliveries, and newborn care
Birthing Homes
What type of facility is this?
→ facility for mentally-ill patients
→ provides medical services, nursing care, pharmacological treatment, and psychological interventions
Acute-Chronic Psychiatric Care Facilities
What type of facility is this?
→ provides long-term care to chronic mentally-ill patients (basic services like food and water)
Custodial Psychiatric Care Facility
How many barangay health stations does the country have?
22,613
T or F: 50% of the total barangays do not have a health station
True
What is the standard barangay health station to barangay ratio according to the LGUs
1:1
What are the top 4 professions in the country according to statista.com?
Nurse
Midwife
Doctor
Medical Technologist
What is the ideal nurse to patient ratio according to the DOH?
1:12
What is the ideal nurse to COVID patient ratio according to Filipino Nurses United?
1:3
T or F: Critical care patients should have a 1:1 nurse-to-patient ratio
True
T or F: Critical care patients should have a 1:1 nurse-to-patient ratio
True
What healthcare reform is this?
→ organizes and strengthens national health systems to bring services closer to communities
→ enables health systems to support a person’s health needs (health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, palliative care, etc.)
→ coordination of various countries joined together
→ aims to achieve universal health coverage
Primary Healthcare for All (1970)
What healthcare reform is this?
→ requires milk companies to label their products accurately
→ protects and advances the well-being of mothers and newborns by promoting breastfeeding
→ bans donation, samples, or distribution by milk companies to the healthcare workers and the healthcare system
Milk Code
Who signed the Milk Code of the Philippines?
President Corazon Aquino
When did President Corazon Aquino sign the milk code?
October 20, 1986
T or F: The Philippines is the first to have the milk code in Asia
True
T or F: Medical staff can offer product samples covered in the code
False
What healthcare reform is this?
→ promote, require, and ensure the production, distribution, use, and acceptance of drugs and medicine identified by their generic name
Generic Law (1990)
T or F: Practitioners can choose to omit writing the generic name of drugs in prescriptions
False (required to write the generic name)
What healthcare reform is this?
→ safeguard the state’s ownership rights and ensure transparency of the operations of GOCCs
→ aims to exercise ownership rights in GOCCs and promotes growth by ensuring that operations are consistent with national development policies and programs
→ these corporations are significant tools for economic growth as they set normative standards of development
Government Owned or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) Good Governance Act 2011 (RA 10149)
What healthcare reform is this?
→ a massive reform that ensures every Filipino is healthy, protected from health hazards, and has access to affordable, quality, and readily available health services suitable for their needs
→ increases coverage of public health insurance and opportunities for contracting services
Universal Healthcare Law (RA 11223)
ISO stands for?
International Organization for Standards
What healthcare reform is this?
- communities will receive a quality of care that they deserve
- offers reliable improvements to service delivery in the healthcare system
- offers methodical and systematic approaches towards service delivery in healthcare
ISO Certification
