PRELIMS: PHCD Flashcards
the primary function of the department of health is the
promotion
protection
preservation or restoration of health
major devolution of national government services ; first wave of health sector reform ; agriculture extension, forest management, health services, barangay or township roads
1991
developed the management and delivery of health services from the national department of health to locally elected provincial, city, and municipal governments
1992
levels of government
declining utilization
poor staff morale
decline in maintenance
under financing of operational costs of service
1992-1997
under this law all structure, personnel, and budgetary allocations from the provincial health level down to the barangays were developed to the local government units to facilitate health service delivery
RA 7160 or local government code
system of decentralization
devolution of health services
level of health care facilities:
rural health units
sub centers
chest clinics, malaria eradication units and schitosomiasis contrl
primary level of health care facilities
level of health care facility that is offered to symptomatic stages of disease, which require moderately specialized knowledge and technical resources for adequate treatments
secondary level of health care
level of health care facilities:
highly technological and sophisticated services offered, clients affected seriously threaten their health
tertiary level or health care
the degree to which health services for individuals increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent
quality healthcare
it is a critical part of quality healthcare
safety
a standardized survey developed to measure patient perceptions of their hospital experience
HCAHPS
levels of primary health care workers: barangay health workers, first contacts of the community and initial links of health care
village or grassroot health workers
levels of primary health care:
medical practioners, nurses, and midwives
intermediate level
levels of primary health care:
physicians and nurses w specialty, pharmacists, dentists, other health professional
first line hospital personnel