Philippine Health Care Delivery System lesson 3

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key concepts, principles, management functions, organizational structures, facility levels, and worker levels of the Philippine Health Care Delivery System.

Primary Health Care (PHC)

Essential health care made universally accessible to individuals and families at a cost the community can afford.

Health Care System

An organized plan of health services designed to meet the health demands and expectations of the population (Miller-Keane, 1987).

Health Care Delivery

The actual rendering of health care services to the people and communities (Williams-Tungpalan, 1981).

Delivery System

The network of health facilities and personnel carrying out the task of health service delivery (Williams-Tungpalan, 1981).

Health Education

A core element of Primary Health Care consisting of education on prevailing health issues and prevention.

Endemic Diseases

A core element of Primary Health Care focusing on the prevention and control of locally endemic diseases.

Immunization

A core element of Primary Health Care involving expanded immunization programs against major infections.

Maternal & Child Health

A core element of Primary Health Care providing comprehensive care including family planning.

Essential Drugs

A core element of Primary Health Care covering the safe provision and arrangement of vital medicines.

Nutrition & Food

A core element of Primary Health Care focused on food supplement and adequate safe basic nutrition.

Disease Control

A core element of Primary Health Care involving the treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Sanitation & Water

A core element of Primary Health Care ensuring an adequate supply of safe water and basic sanitation.

Equitable Distribution

A core operational pillar of Primary Health Care stating that primary care and services for major health problems must be provided equally to all individuals regardless of gender, age, caste, social class, or urban/rural location.

Community Participation

A core operational pillar of Primary Health Care relying on trained physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and community health workers operating as a unified health team with local and referral support.

Multi-Sectoral Approach

A core operational pillar of Primary Health Care acknowledging that health cannot be improved solely within the formal health sector and requires contributions from other social and economic sectors.

Use of Appropriate Technology

A core operational pillar of Primary Health Care requiring medical technology that is accessible, affordable, feasible, and culturally acceptable to the community.

Planning

A POSCD management function that involves setting organizational goals and formulating strategies.

Organizing

A POSCD management function that involves structuring tasks and assigning qualified individuals based on Key Result Areas (KRAs).

Staffing

A POSCD management function focused on matching competency requirements to personnel.

Directing

A POSCD management function that focuses on initiating action in the organization through effective leadership and motivation of and communication to subordinates.

Controlling

A POSCD management function that involves monitoring staff performance, tracking clinical activity outcomes, and implementing corrective actions to optimize health outcomes.

Line Authority

Direct formal power of managers to command immediate subordinates.

Functional Authority

Formal control limited to specific specialized activities.

Staff Authority

A specialist advisory and counseling role without direct command power.

Responsibility

The duty of personnel to execute assigned tasks.

Accountability

The obligation of personnel to justify task outcomes to superiors.

Devolution (1991)

The transfer of health service delivery to Local Government Units (LGUs) in 1991, leading to decentralized management in the Philippines.

Executive Order 119 (E.O. 119)

The mandate requiring the DOH to formulate national health policies, issue licenses & standards, and regulate providers of health goods and services.

Department of Health (DOH) Vision

Health as a Right: Health for All Filipinos and Health in the Hands of the People through accessible care.

Department of Health (DOH) Mission

Ensure equity, quality, and health access in partnership with the community through resource mobilization.

Primary Level Facilities

Facilities providing first contact care as well as preventive, promotive, and basic curative health services (e.g., RHUs, Barangay Health Stations, Puericulture Centers, Private Clinics).

Secondary Level Facilities

Non-departmentalized hospitals providing moderately specialized knowledge and technical care (e.g., District Hospitals, Emergency Hospitals, Provincial Hospitals).

Tertiary Level Facilities

Highly specialized, highly technical medical centers and national specialty centers (e.g., Medical Centers, Specialized National Hospitals such as Heart/Lung Centers).

Village / Grassroot Level Health Workers

Health workers who serve as the first contact of the community and provide basic preventive and curative care (e.g., Volunteers, Traditional Birth Attendants).

Intermediate Level Health Workers

The first professional health care source who support and train frontline staff (e.g., Nurses, Midwives, MedTechs).

First Line Hospital Level Health Workers

Health workers providing backup health services requiring hospitalization and specialized care (e.g., Physicians, Specialists, Pharmacists).

Private Sector Composition

Constitutes approximately 50% of the health system in the Philippines, highlighting the importance of government regulatory function and public-private partnerships.