Our technical exam for DOH asked about the critical policy issues that we need to address in order to realize universal health care. Many of our #HealthXPH friends are either into public health and therefore well-versed with universal health care or involved with crafting health policy. So let’s discuss your view points:
T1. What critical policy issues need to be addressed in order to realize universal health care?
In Central Visayas, we have one or two tertiary level hospitals and the rest of the hospitals primary or secondary level. Our DOH Regional Office provided version 2 of our Central Visayas Health Referral System Manual, and implements a real-time electronic referral system with a centralized DOH7 emergency healthline patient navigation for those not yet in a health facility and in need of healthcare access.
T2. What evidence-based strategy can we propose to address these critical policy issues to realize universal health care?
The DOH also instituted balanced scorecards for all DOH hospitals. This is good way to encourage good governance and to promote meritocracy among government employees. We need metrics to tell us if we are doing things right or not. After all, our real bosses are the patients we serve.
T3. What are good success indicators for universal health care?
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