An SMS appointment reminder system for pregnant patients was deployed for testing in two urban health centers in the Philippines. We performed syntax analysis of raw messages that were sent by the health center staff members. Results show that the staff had a high degree of familiarity in using...
in diabetes knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and self-care practices as related to assessment of chronic illness care among people with diabetes consulting in a family physician-led hospital-based first line health service and local government health unit-based health centers in the Philippines ...
In the Philippines, a state program for young children includes the delivery of integrated services for children with development disorders and disabilities (King, 2020). These government investments require greater fiscal space which can be created through progressive and redistributive tax structures, ...
Healthcare BPO in the Philippines – Why We’re the Best Healthcare enterprises like hospitals and clinics may serve a bigger purpose, but they are businesses still. It’s a delicate balancing act – especially for an industry with low margins and high expectations. Every business must consider...
A Framework for Developing a Maternal Health Informatics System for an Urban City in the Philippines This paper provides a framework for developing a Maternal Health Informatics System (MHIS) for the use of health centers in an urban city in the Philippines. It introduces the use of Information...
Joel Buenaventura's sharing on his seven years of community medicine on the island resonates deeply: 'It is not the island that’s changed, it’s me.' This sentiment echoes CFHI’s powerful slogan, 'Let the World Change You.' The immersion and interactions I had in the Philippines and ...
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Background:Basic healthcare in the Philippines is provided via rural healthcare clinics (RHC) located in barangays and supervised by provincial health centers. These RHC are the cornerstone of the country's public health system and were designed to promote and prevent disease through basic health...
To address this problem, the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) was implemented by the Department of Health (DOH) in 2007. Specifically, HFEP aims to improve facilities such as health centers and barangay health stations to sufficiently provide for emergency and primary care services. It...
HealthExecNews.com has just released their list of “The 25 Most Beautiful Hospitals in the World“, naming top healthcare centers in The United States, The Philippines, Austria, Panama, Switzerland, and more. The criteria for the nominations was based on the hospitals’ unique design in relat...