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Upon the recommendation of the Board, the President of the Philippines shall appoint the President and CEO of PhilHealth from the Board’s
non-ex officio members:
Provided, That the Board cannot recommend a President and CEO of PhilHealth unless the member is a
- Filipino citizen and must have at least seven (7) years of experience in the field of public health, management, finance, and health economics or a combination of any of these expertise.
All PhilHealth personnel shall be classified as public health workers in accordance with the pertinent provisions under Republic Act No
7305
r Republic Act No. 7305, also known as the
- Magna Carta of Public Health Workers.
Sec. 16: Additional Powers and Functions of PhilHealth
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- Pharmacists hold the responsibility to deliver safe, effective and quality medicines and services to achieve optimal health outcomes.
Health Services
- Responsive to the needs and preferences of the patient and involving the min the decision-making leads to greater satisfaction and lesser complaints. Putting the interest of the patient and treating them with dignity is a must.
Health Workforce
Competency and up-to-date knowledge is a pharmacist’s strength in order to potentiate his/her role.
Health Services
Pharmacists are the most accessible health professionals thus involving the min health screening and surveillance programs such as checking immunization status and detecting potential public health hazards.
Health Information
- Pharmacists support the development of the public health system and collectively reduce vulnerability to public health threats
Health Information
Rational drug therapy-RIGHT DRUG, RIGHT DOSE, RIGHT PATIENT, RIGHT TIME, RIGHT ROUTEOFADMINISTRATION
Health Services
Complexity of pharmacy practice continues to broaden as wide range of new, analogous medical products, vaccines and technologies increases.
- Medical products, vaccines and technologies
Ensure provision of cost-effective health care through rational use of medical products.
Health Financing
- Pharmacists are responsible in ensuring the efficacy, integrity and security of medical products, devices and vaccines to safeguard a patient’s health.
- Medical products, vaccines and technologies
- Studies have shown that pharmacists can substantially increase health care savings through the reduction of medication- related problems, providing cheaper alternatives and suggesting medicines that are covered by insurance
Health Financing
- Pharmacists links disease prevalence and drug utilization
Leadership And Governance
- Enable development of effective health policies
Leadership and Governance
Contribute to designing response plans and protocols
Leadership and Governance
Resource mobilization through optimization of medication use and distribution
Leadership and Governance
can be defined as the comprehensive evaluation of patient's medication regimen any time there is a change in therapy in an effort to avoid medication errors such as omissions, duplications, dosing errors, or drug interactions, as well as to observe compliance and adherence patters. This process should include a comparison of the existing and previous medication regimens and should occur at every transition of care in which new medications are ordered, existing orders are rewritten or adjusted, or if the patient has added nonprescription medications to {his or her} self care.
Medication reconcilation
