Panayam kay PhilHealth spokesperson Dr. Israel Francis Pargas ukol sa benepisyo na ipinatutupad...

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Panayam kay PhilHealth spokesperson Dr. Israel Francis Pargas ukol sa benepisyo na ipinatutupad ng ahensiya para sa mga miyembro kabilang na ang pag-alis ng 45-day benefit limit sa mga pasyente  For more news, visit:  ►https://www.ptvnews.ph/  Subscribe to our DailyMotion Channel: ►http://www.dailymotion.com/peoples-television-incorporated  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ►http://www.youtube.com/ptvphilippines  Like our Facebook pages: ►PTV: http://facebook.com/PTVph  ►Rise and Shine Pilipinas: https://www.facebook.com/riseandshinepilipinas  Follow us on Twitter:  ►http://twitter.com/PTVph  Follow us on Instagram: ►https://www.instagram.com/ptvph  Watch our livestream on:  ►http://ptvnews.ph/livestream/ ►https://www.dailymotion.com/PTVPhilippines  Watch our News Programs, every Mondays to Fridays  Rise and Shine Pilipinas - 6:00 - 7:00 am | 7:30 - 8:00 am Balitang Pambansa - 7:00 - 7:30 am | 12:00 - 12:30 pm | 6:00 - 6:30pm | 9:30 - 10:00 pm PTV Sports - 8:00 - 9:00 am Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon - 12:30 - 1:00 pm Sentro Balita - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Ulat Bayan - 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm PTV News Tonight -  10:00 pm - 10:30 pm  Saturday & Sunday: ►Sentro Balita Weekend - 1:30 - 2:00 pm ►Ulat Bayan Weekend - 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm

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00:00The field health benefits for its members have increased

00:05as well as the 45-day benefit limit for the patients.

00:09There is an announcement about this by Dr. Israel Francis Pargas,

00:13the spokesperson of the field health.

00:15Doc Ish, good afternoon.

00:17Good afternoon, good afternoon.

00:19Good afternoon to all of our fellow survivors.

00:22Sir, what is your advice to the public

00:25about the 45-day benefit limit from the field health

00:28and how will this be available to the patients?

00:31Yes, starting from April 4, Friday,

00:36we will no longer have the so-called 45-day benefit limit rule

00:41or the benefit of the field health will only be available in 45 days

00:46for the whole year.

00:48So, in removing this,

00:50now our members who will have an illness

00:55will be able to use their field health benefits

00:59for the whole year without any limitation.

01:02This is also in accordance with our Universal Health Care Act

01:08that every member should be able to receive

01:12a benefit from the field health right away.

01:15And this is also in accordance with the directive of our President,

01:20Bongbong Marcos,

01:21that all Filipinos should be able to receive

01:25a benefit from the National Health Insurance Program.

01:28Yes.

01:29Sir, the Department of Health issued a notice

01:35to increase the number of cases of rabies.

01:38So, what is the detail of the coverage of field health

01:41in the Animal Bite Treatment Package

01:43and how much is its coverage?

01:46Yes.

01:48For now, our new benefit package for the Animal Bite Treatment Package

01:53is around Php 5,880,

01:58which was Php 3,000 before.

02:01And this can be obtained

02:04from around 700 accredited

02:07Animal Bite Treatment Centers nationwide.

02:12These are public and private clinics and hospitals.

02:17This package includes

02:21anti-rabies vaccine, immunoglobulin,

02:26antithetanoin,

02:29and other necessary medicines

02:33during the time of Animal Bites.

02:36Doc Ish, what are the steps of the field health

02:39to ensure that the health facilities

02:42comply with the Clinical Standards and Reimbursement Rules?

02:45Well, yes.

02:46It is also correct, and we are reminding our facilities

02:51that, of course, especially when we removed the 45 benefit limit rule,

02:57the hospitalization and admission of our patients

03:03should comply with the Standards of Care,

03:07the Treatment Protocol,

03:10and the Clinical Pathologic Guidelines.

03:14Because there is also a possibility of probable abuse

03:19because there is no limit to the use of our benefits.

03:24So I hope that our hospitals are ensuring

03:28that they comply with the Necessity and the Treatment Practice Guidelines.

03:33This is also monitored by the field health.

03:37Sir, how can the Healthcare Providers Performance Assessment System

03:43improve the quality of the services of hospitals and health facilities

03:47that are using field health?

03:49The Healthcare Providers Assessment System Monitoring,

03:54or HCPPAS,

03:57is our monitoring tool for the performance of hospitals.

04:03If we see,

04:06for example, a violation of the Standards of Care,

04:12we issue a warning letter or reminder letter

04:17to the facility that they have such a violation.

04:22And that goes through the due process

04:25until we send three letters of warnings

04:30to our healthcare providers, either facilities or professionals.

04:35And if they still do not comply

04:39with regard to treatment guidelines or protocol guidelines,

04:44then there is also a penalty that the corporation is making

04:49to make sure that they are followed.

04:53And this is also in accordance with their signed performance commitment

05:00to us during accreditation.

05:03Doc, what is the update on the coverage of field health

05:07in measles and heat-related illnesses?

05:10What are the examples of heat-related diseases

05:14that are now covered by field health?

05:17When it comes to measles,

05:20our current benefit is around Php 15,000.

05:26But if, for example, there are complications,

05:31for example, measles with pneumonia,

05:35our package is around Php 29,000.

05:39And it won't happen if measles have complications,

05:44for example, meningitis,

05:47our package is around Php 50,000.

05:51For other heat-related illnesses,

05:55like heat exhaustion or heat stroke,

06:00our package is from Php 12,000 to Php 18,000.

06:07But the good news here is that

06:10we now have a new benefit, the emergency room package.

06:17If the patient is brought to the emergency room

06:22and needs emergency treatment or urgent care,

06:28we now have a benefit.

06:31If the patient does not need to be confined,

06:35like after 2 hours or 4 hours,

06:38they stayed in the ER,

06:40we now have a benefit for our emergency room care.

06:47Sir, let's go back to the 45-day benefit limit.

06:51So what will be the penalties for the facilities

06:54that will not comply with this?

06:56Well, basically, what will happen is

07:00actually, if there are facilities that do not comply with us,

07:06first, they will be warned.

07:09Third, after the third due process of warning letters,

07:14we will file appropriate action

07:17as a violation for their performance commitment.

07:22How will these protesters be reported?

07:25Actually, we are also monitoring this

07:30because they filed a claim against us.

07:34But if there are patients that will not be claimed by the hospital,

07:42they can complain to us through our 24x7 hotline

07:50at 028-622-2588

07:57or they can email us at actoncenter.philhealth.gov.ph

08:03or they can look for our employees at the hospital.

08:09We call them T-Cares

08:12and they will file a claim there to help them.

08:18Doc, I have a question.

08:19Are the field health hospitals also open on Saturdays and Sundays?

08:25For now, this is Monday to Friday

08:30and this is what we call T-Cares.

08:34They are not the employees of the billing or cashier section,

08:40but rather they are roving within the facility.

08:45We call them T-Cares Monday to Friday, 8 to 5.

08:52Sir, what other field health programs

08:55would you like to share with our countrymen?

08:58Well, I just want to remind you

09:02that we already have an ER or outpatient emergency room benefit package.

09:10If you can remember,

09:13we already removed our single period of confinement rule

09:18or within 90 days,

09:21if you are hospitalized with the same disease,

09:25you will be able to pay for it.

09:28Before, you cannot.

09:30I also want to remind you that we have a primary care benefit package

09:37or consulta package

09:40where there is a free consultation or check-up,

09:46free 15 laboratory or diagnostics,

09:51and free 21 drugs to be obtained.

09:57In our consulta,

09:59we have around more than 3,000 providers accredited nationwide

10:07and you can find that list on our website at www.fieldhealth.gov.ca

10:17Doc Ish, please send a message to the members of Field Health

10:21who are watching us right now,

10:23especially regarding the removal of the 45-day benefit limit.

10:30Yes.

10:31Well, thank you very much for the opportunity.

10:34First of all, I just want to remind you that

10:36the 4M of Field Health

10:39is to register,

10:42second, to update the information,

10:46third, to pay a premium if necessary,

10:51and fourth, to avail benefits.

10:55We just want to remind you

10:58that Field Health is a continuous service

11:02for more benefits.

11:06Okay, sir. Thank you very much.

11:08Senor Oras, Dr. Israel Francis Pargas,

11:11spokesperson of Field Health.

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