Lesson 3: Philippine Health Care Delivery System

Question 1

It is a fundamental human right

Answer 1

Health

Question 2

• It is a brief document that expresses the need for urgent action to protect the health of all people in the world.
• its goal is for human to reach the optimum level of their health

Answer 2

Alma-Ata Declaration of 1978

Question 3

According to Declaration of Alta-Ama, it is essential health care based on scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods.

Answer 3

Primary Health Care

Question 4

• It is universally accessible and acceptable to individuals through full participation.
• it has basic essential elements and objectives that help to attain better health services for all.

Answer 4

Primary Health Care

Question 5

The ultimate goal of primary health care

Answer 5

Better health for all

Question 6

It refers to an organized plan of health services

Answer 6

Health Care System (Miller-Keanne, 1987)

Question 7

It is the rendering of health care services to the people

Answer 7

Health Care Delivery (William-Tungpalan, 1981)

Question 8

This is the network of health facilities and personnel which carries out the task of rendering health care to the people

Answer 8

Health Care Delivery System (Williams-Tungpalan, 1981)

Question 9

It is a complex set of organizations interacting to provide an array of health services in the Philippines

Answer 9

Philippine Health Care System (Dizon, 1977)

Question 10

WHO key elements to achieving the ultimate goal of primary health care:

Answer 10

• universal coverage to reduce social disparities in health
• service delivery organized around people’s needs and expectation
• public policy
• leadership
• increased stakeholder participation

Question 11

Essential Elements of Primary Health Care:

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• Education
• Water and Sanitation
• Nutrition
• Maternal and Child health
• Immunization
• Prevention of endemic disease
• Treatment
• Essential drug arrangement

Question 12

Other Elements of Primary Health Care:

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• Expended options of immunizations
• Reproductive health needs
• Provision of essential technologies for health
• Health promotion
• Prevention aand control of non-communicable diseases
• Food safety and provision of selected food supplements

Question 13

Set a direction and determine what needs to be accomplished

Answer 13

Planning

Question 14

Design the organization for which the manager is responsible

Answer 14

Organizing

Question 15

Acquiring and retaining human resources

Answer 15

Staffing

Question 16

Monitoring staff activities and performance

Answer 16

Controlling

Question 17

Initiating action in the organization

Answer 17

Directing

Question 18

Functions of the Health Care Managers:

Answer 18

Planning
Organizing
Controlling
Staffing
Directing

Question 19

Management Principles in Relation to Organizing:

Answer 19

• Authority, Responsibility, Accountability
• Types of Authority
• Centralization, Decentralization, Formalization
• Staffing

Question 20

Formal and legitimate right of manager to issue orders

Answer 20

Authority

Question 21

Duty of the employee to perform the assigned tasks and activities

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Responsibility

Question 22

Reporting and justification of task outcomes to higher management by those people with authority

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Accountability

Question 23

Types of authority:

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Line authority
Functional authority
Staff authority

Question 24

Managers issue orders to their subordinates and are also responsible for the results

Answer 24

Line authority

Question 25

Managers that have power only over a specific set of activities

Answer 25

Functional authority

Question 26

It is given to specialists in their areas of expertise

Answer 26

Staff authority

Question 27

Refers to the concentration of planning and decision-making to the top of the organization

Answer 27

Centralization

Question 28

Refers to the delegation of planning and decision-making to the lower branches of the organization

Answer 28

Decentralization

Question 29

Refers to written documentation provided for the direct control of the employees

Answer 29

Formalization

Question 30

- Assign individuals to respective positions identifies in the management plan - assess required competencies - recruit qualified personnel - improve existing service and programs

Answer 30

Staffing

Question 31

Levels of Health Care Facilities

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Primary Level of Health Care Facilities Secondary Level of Health Care Facilities Tertiary Level of Health Care Facilities

Question 32

It requires moderately specialized knowledge and technical resources for adequate treatment is offered

Answer 32

Secondary Level of Health Care Facilities

Question 33

Require highly technical and specialized knowledge, facilities, and personnel for effective tratment

Answer 33

Tertiary Level of Health Care Facilities

Question 34

Factors on the various categories of Health Workers Among Countries and Communities

Answer 34

Available health manpower resources Local health needs and problems Political and financial feasibility

Question 35

Levels of primary health care workers

Answer 35

Village or grassroot health workers Intermediate level health workers First line hospital personnel

Question 36

They are the first contact of the community

Answer 36

Village or grassroot health workers

Question 37

They are the first source of professional health care

Answer 37

Intermediate level health workers

Question 38

They provide backup health services for cases that require hospitalization

Answer 38

First line hospital personnel