34 Questions
What is the fundamental human right declared in the Alma-Ata declaration of 1978?
Health
What is the primary purpose of the health system?
To improve health
What is the goal of primary health care?
To achieve health equity for all
What is health care delivery defined as?
Rendering of health services to the people
What is the function of stewardship in the health system?
Overseeing and directing the health system
What level of health worker is the first source of professional health care?
Intermediate level health worker
What is one of the essential elements of primary health care?
Education concerning prevailing health problems
What is the term for the network of health facilities and personnel that carries out the task of rendering health care to the people?
Health care delivery system
What is the role of first-line hospital personnel in disease prevention and control?
Locally endemic disease prevention and control backup health service providers
What is the main objective of the EXPANDED program of immunization?
To prevent and control communicable diseases
What is the definition of accountability in a healthcare setting?
Reporting and justification of task outcomes to higher management
What is the primary function of a vendor neutral archive?
To store and manage patient's medical images
What is the definition of decentralization in a healthcare organization?
Delegation of planning and decision-making
What is the main objective of the Philippine Health Care System?
To provide an array of health services
What is the role of information technology in the healthcare industry?
To design, develop, create, use, and maintain information systems
What is the definition of health informatics in the cloud?
The use of cloud-based applications in healthcare
What is the responsibility of the Department of Health according to E.O No. 119, sec 3?
To create, plan, implement, and systematize national health policies
What is the definition of a health information ecosystem?
A composition of individuals, systems, and processes that share health information
What is the purpose of the Health Information System (HIS)?
To manage patient data and information in a centralized way
What is the year of the passage of the Local Government Code?
1991
What is the purpose of the National Health Insurance Act of 1995?
To institute a national health insurance mechanism
What is the purpose of the Universal Access to Quality and Affordable Medicines Act of 2008?
To promote and ensure access to affordable quality drugs and medicines for all
What is the purpose of the Health Sector Reform Agenda of 1996?
To order the major organizational restructuring of the DOH
What is the purpose of the Fourmula One (F1) for Health?
To adopt an operational framework for health
What is the purpose of the Administrative Order 2010-0036?
To provide universal health coverage to all Filipinos
What is the purpose of the Generics Act of 1988?
To usher in the writing of prescriptions using generic names
What is the primary level of health care facility that serves as the initial link of the community to health care?
Grassroot or village health workers
What is the main focus of Health Information Technology?
The application of technology and systems in a health care setting
What is the purpose of indicators in a Health Information System?
To provide a basis for a health information system plan and strategy
What is the role of a doctor in accessing a health information system?
Authorized to update, change, and delete information from the electronic medical record
What is the significance of transforming data into information?
To enhance the value of health information
What is the main difference between population-based approaches and institution-based approaches?
Population-based approaches focus on censuses, civil registration and population surveys, while institution-based approaches focus on individual records, service records and resource records
What is the primary goal of CHITS?
To create an open-source, web-based patient tracking system custom designed for government health centers
What is the vision of the health care system in the Philippines?
To become a global leader for attaining better health outcomes, competitive and responsible health care system, and equitable health financing
Study Notes
Philippine Health System
- The Philippine Health System is a complex set of organizations interacting to provide an array of health services.
- The Department of Health (DOH) has the mandate to create, plan, implement, and systematize national health policies, advocacies, and programs.
Health Care System
- A health care system is an organized plan of health services.
- It involves health care delivery, which is the rendering of health services to the people.
- The health care delivery system is a network of health facilities and personnel that carries out the task of rendering health care to the people.
Primary Health Care
- Primary Health Care (PHC) deals with social policy targets and has the ultimate goal of better health for all.
- The 8 essential elements of PHC are:
- Education concerning prevailing health problems and the methods of preventing and controlling them
- Locally endemic disease prevention and control
- Expanded program of immunization
- Maternal and child health care
- Essential drugs arrangement
- Nutritional food supplement
- Treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases
- Safe water and sanitation
Levels of Health Care Facilities
- Primary level: grassroots or village health workers, and first-line hospital personnel
- Intermediate level: first-line hospital personnel
- Secondary level: smaller, non-departmentalized hospitals
- Tertiary level: specialized national hospitals
Health Information System (HIS)
- HIS is a computer system that can manage all the information to allow healthcare providers to do their job.
- HIS covers the records, coding, documentation, and administration of patient and ancillary services.
- Staff must be authorized to access the health information system.
Electronic Health Record (EHR)
- EHR is a central component of the health IT infrastructure.
- It is a person's official, digital health record and is shared among multiple healthcare providers and agencies.
Health Informatics
- Health informatics is the application of both technology and systems in a health care setting.
- It involves the design, development, creation, use, and maintenance of information systems for the healthcare industry.
Health Information Ecosystem
- A health information ecosystem is composed of individuals, systems, and processes that want to share, exchange, and access all forms of health information.
Health Interoperability Ecosystem
- A health interoperability ecosystem involves each potential stakeholder in the creation of a system that enables the sharing, exchange, and access of health information.
Cloud Computing in Health Informatics
- Cloud computing is a method for delivering IT services in which resources are retrieved from the internet.
- 83% of healthcare organizations are making use of cloud-based applications.
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