Deadline extended for hospitals’ PhilHealth accreditation
THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has extended the deadline of granting provisional accreditation to hospitals until the end of this year.
In Region I, there are currently 109 PhilHealth accredited hospitals and four more with pending applications.
PhilHealth previously issued new requirements for hospitals to be among the accredited medical facilities where members of the state-run insurance agency can avail of services.
“The extension is meant to make them comply with the requirements and at the same time ensure uninterrupted services to PhilHealth members availing of their benefits to these facilities,” said PhilHealth President and CEO Dr. Rey Aquino.
PhilHealth’s new accreditation program, implemented beginning January this year, is laid out in its Benchbook, a quality-driven set of standards which include patient’s rights, patient’s care, safe practice and environment, leadership and management, human resource management, information management and improving performance.
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