HEALTHCARE INFORMATION REGULATIONS, LAWS, AND STANDARDS

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● The main drivers of the healthcare system are essential for the efficient management and operation of the public health system.

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HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE

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● They are the health educators and providers of health services.

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HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE

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● Find the most efficient way on how to deliver HC services

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HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE

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● Pertains to the effect, patient-centered care through activation and engagement,

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HEALTH OUTCOMES

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● Changes in health that result from specific health interventions

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HEALTH OUTCOMES

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● Measuring how well a patient responds to treatment, how satisfied patients are with the care that they receiving

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HEALTH OUTCOMES

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● Average number of years of life expected hypothetically for individuals

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LIFE EXPECTANCY

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● Subject throughout their lives to the mortality rate at a given period expressed in years

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LIFE EXPECTANCY

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● No of years a newborn or infant could live if prevailing mortality during its birth would stay throughout its life
● Influences involved: sex, lifestyle (diet, smoking, alcohol, etc)

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LIFE EXPECTANCY

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Measured to determine the status of health and particular dynamics of an area

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DEATHS AND BIRTHS

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no. of death occurring during the year per 1000 pop, mid year

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● Crude death rate

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the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population change in the absence of migration
○ Crude: di kasama mga nanganak sa bahay, undocumented birth

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● Crude birth minus crude death

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○ Refers to decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific health care goals within a society.

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Health policy

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○ It outlines priorities and the expected roles of different groups; and it builds consensus and informs people

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Health policy

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provides national policy, direction, and strategic plans, regulatory guidelines for health in highly specialized and specific tertiary level hospitals

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○ DOH

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○ Kalusugan Pangkalahatan - continued health reform through three key strategies

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Universal Health Care (UHC) Bill into Law (RA 11223)

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RA 11223

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Universal Health Care law (UHC)

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three key strategies

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■ Achieving universal sustainable Philhealth membership
■ Upgrading and modernizing government health facilities
■ Fortifying efforts to achieve millennium development goals

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○ Every Filipino, including overseas Filipino workers, are eligible for preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative, and palliative care upon automatic enrollment to the government’s health insurance program.

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UHC

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○ The Philippine Health Insurance Company (PhilHealth) will have expanded coverage to include

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free consultation fees, laboratory tests and other diagnostic services.

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○ To improve doctor-to-patient ratio, upgrade hospital bed capacities and equipment and establish more hospitals in remote areas.

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UHC

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The process that gives a facility a legal approval to operate

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● Licensure

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Licensure for health facilities

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DOH and Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau

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Licensure for professionals

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Professional Regulation Commission

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gives a healthcare organization the authority to participate in several programs

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● Certification

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○ An external review process that an organization elects to undergo.

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● Accreditation

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○ Legal documents and health human resources that will review the operations of any health institution

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Accreditation

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● All facilities must have this and it is generally the state department of health or a similar agency that carries this out

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Licensure for Health facilities

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○ tend to emphasize areas such as physical plan standards, fire safety, space allocations, and sanitation

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Licensure regulation

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is required before it operates and give service

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Initial license

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Licensure renewal for health facilities

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annual

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● Usually granted after some form of examination or proof of education and may be renewed periodically through payment of a fee and/or proof of continuing education or professional competence.

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LICENSURE TO INDIVIDUALS/PROFESSIONALS

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○ Renew every 3 years

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LICENSURE TO INDIVIDUALS/PROFESSIONALS

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○ Professionals working abroad shall not be covered by the CPD requirement during the period of their employment abroad.

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● IRR of the Republic Act 10912 (March 1, 2019)

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○ CPD Act of 2016 ○ Initially 45 credit units - conventions, seminars, webinars - As of now 15 gradually tinataas

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● RA10912

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○ Amendments to the Revised Guidelines on CPD Program for All Registered and Licensed Professionals ○ Initially 45 Credit units required for every 3 years

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● PRC Resolution No. 2016-990

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Newly licensed professionals shall be exempted from CPD requirements for their first renewal

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True

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Minimum CPD units

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15

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● Granted following an on-site inspection to determine if minimum health and safety standards have been met.

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Organizational licensure

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● Maintenance of licensure is an ongoing requirement for the

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Organizational licensure

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implies that the individual has received additional education and training, and demonstrated competence in a specialty area beyond the minimum requirements set for licensure.

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Certification for individual practitioners

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usually implies that the organization has additional services, technology, or capacity beyond those found in similar organizations

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Certification for organizations

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● External quality assurance program of DOH through NRLS (National Reference Laboratory)

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Accreditation

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○ To ensure quality operation/equipment etc

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Accreditation

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● Often a voluntary process in which organizations choose to participate, rather than one required by law and regulation.

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Accreditation

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○ Usually regarded as optimal and achievable, and are designed to encourage continuous improvement efforts within accredited organizations.

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● Accreditation standards

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○ Is made following a periodic on-site evaluation by a team of peer reviewers, typically conducted every two to three years.

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● Accreditation decision

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● An independent, non-profit organization, dedicated to improve and promote quality and safety in the delivery of healthcare in the Philippines through continuing review of performance, assessment and accreditation.

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PHILIPPINE TRIPARTITE ACCREDITATION FOR HEALTH FACILITIES, INC. (PTAHF, INC.)

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are eligible for the reimbursement of hospital expenses and professional fees

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● PhilHealth’s Benchbook Standards

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○ Established by DOH to accredit hospitals in the PH

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Hospital Accreditation Commission (HAC)

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● Before HAC was created __ did the accreditation of hospitals through surveys

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Philhealth

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○ addresses broader determinants of health and focuses on the comprehensive and inter-related aspects of mental, social health, and the holistic health of a patient.

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Primary Health care

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○ An approach to help and wellbeing centered to the needs/preference of individuals,

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Primary Health care

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○ assures people receive comprehensive care ranging from promotion of care, prevention and treatment, rehabilitation

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Primary Health care

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○ Essential health care is made universally acceptable to individuals and families in the community by means acceptable to them through their full participation and at a cost that the community and country can afford at every stage of development.

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● WHO

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Two types of primary HCW

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Barangay health workers | Intermediate

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Volunteers who undergo formal training to provide HC

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Barangay health workers

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FOUR PILLARS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

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Community participation Intersectoral coordination Appropriate technologies Support mechanism made available

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multidisciplinary group of health and social care professionals who work together to deliver local and accessible services and social care services

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Primary health care

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Pillar of PHC - Social and proven approach to address HC needs of the people in a community ● Involvement of the community is important, ● Representative ng barangay for analysis, decision making, and planning for effective social action and program implementation.

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Community participation

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● Collective actions involving more than one specialized agency performing different roles for a common purpose

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Intersectoral coordination

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● Must be implemented and other applications to fasten the healthcare delivery system and services.

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Appropriate technologies

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● Main target of PHC is the availability and accessibility of essential HC and to the first level referral facilities in our area

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4. Support mechanism made available