U1.3-1.4: Primary Health Care and Legal Aspects Flashcards
an essential health care made universally acceptable to individuals and families in the community (WHO)
primary health care
What type of approach does primary health care use?
societal approach; not individual
(centered on the needs and preferences of families)
T/F: Health management is for the improvement of a selected group.
False
for the whole population
3 parts of the pyramidal health structure
Top to bottom:
Tertiary health care
Secondary health care
Primary health care
Services included in the tertiary health care (pyramidal health care)
National health services
Services included in the secondary health care (pyramidal health care)
- Regional health services
- District health services
- Rural (local hospital) services
Services included in the primary health care (pyramidal health care)
- Rural health units
- Barangay health stations
Two Types of Primary Health Care Workers in the Philippines
- Barangay Health Workers (BHW)
- Intermediate level primary health worker
4 Pillars of Primary Health Care
- Community participation
- Intersectoral coordination
- Appropriate technology
- Support mechanism made available
8 Elements of Primary Health Care
- education
- water and sanitation
- nutrition
- maternal and child health
- immunization
- prevention of endemic disease
- treatment
- drug availability
governed by multiple state and federal laws and regulations in addition to those for licensure and certification
Health care information (patient-specific information)
signature on a document
Authentication
involves burning or shredding
Destruction of records
In addressing the medical record as a legal document, what are the factors to consider?
- the issues of retention
- authentication of health care information
- the privacy and confidentiality of patient information
association that declared the “Guidelines for Defining the Health Record for Legal Purposes”
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
What does AHIMA stand for?
American Health Information Management Association
association that defined the legal health record (LHR) as the documentation of the healthcare services provided to an individual in any aspect of healthcare delivery by a healthcare provider organization
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
What does LHR stand for?
legal health record
documentation of the healthcare services provided to an individual in any aspect of healthcare delivery by a healthcare provider organization
Legal Health Record (LHR)
includes records of care in any health-related setting used by healthcare professionals while providing patient care services, for reviewing patient data, or documenting observations, actions, or instructions
Legal Health Record (LHR)