Philippine Healthcare Delivery Service Flashcards
An organized plan of health services (Miller- Keane, 1987)
Health Care System
Rendering health care services to the people (Williams-Tungpalan, 1981)
Health Care Delivery
The network of health facilities and personnel which carries out the task of rendering health care to the people (Williams- Tungpalan, 1981)
Health Care Delivery System
A complex set of organizations interacting to provide an array of health services (Dizon, 1977)
Philippine Health Care System
Government corporate, specialty and regional hospitals
Department of Health (DOH)
District and provincial hospitals
Provincial LGU
Rural health units, health centers and barangay health stations
Municipal LGU
Rural health units, health centers and barangay health stations, city hospitals
City LGU
The principal national health agency in the Philippines.
Department of Health (DOH)
Responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services to all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care and regulation of providers of health goods and services.
Department of Health (DOH)
provide policy direction, strategic plan, regulatory service standard, and guidelines for health
Department of Health (DOH)
under this clinical laboratories are attached to the DOH because it is the central government agency which is authorized to regulate the operation and maintenance of the laboratory
Clinical Laboratory Law
ATTACHED AGENCIES AND HOSPITALS: development of traditional and alternative health care
Philippine Institute for Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC)
ATTACHED AGENCIES AND HOSPITALS: to ensure the nutritional well-being of all Filipinos in which they do policies; creating a body or team for nutrition
National Nutrition Council (NNC)
ATTACHED AGENCIES AND HOSPITALS: a program of the government to help people pay for health services, especially for those who cannot afford
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC; PhilHealth)
ATTACHED AGENCIES AND HOSPITALS: under the HIV Law; primarily task to ensure the implementation of the Philippines’ response to HIV and AIDS situation
Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC)
hospital for pulmonary diseases
Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP)
hospital for renal diseases, dialysis, organ transplantation (kidney, liver, pancreas, stem cells, bone marrow)
National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI)
hospital for pediatric care and research services
Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC)
hospital for cardiovascular care
Philippine Heart Center (PHC)
responsible for managing and implementing local health programs and services
Local Government Units
Provide limited range of services
specialty hospitals
the regulation and licensure agency of the government; health status of the population
Local Government Units
the Code devolves or transfers the responsibility for the delivery of various aspects of basic services to local governments.
LGU 1991