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==Health official welcomes deployment of nurses by PhilHealth== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1611329442919 | |||
*Friday 17th of February 2012 | |||
:by (DEDoguiles/PIA 12) | |||
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 17 (PIA) -- Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (Philhealth) decision to hire and deploy nurses in the entire country would be an advantage to government hospitals, a local health official said. | |||
Dr. Conrado Braña, chief of South Cotabato Provincial Hospital here said PhilHealth’s plan to assign at least one nurse to every public hospital would mean a big improvement in the services to health insurance beneficiaries. | |||
“This would be a great help to our hospital staff because there will be a specific person who will be able to explain to patients about availment process, assist in filling out forms, and even help in computing the amount of services that could be availed,” he said. | |||
With a nurse assigned to attend to Philhealth patients, the hospital staff delegated to this work could be assigned to the actual jobs they were primarily hired for. | |||
Dr. Braña explained that at present, government hospitals have to delegate a staff to assist Philhealth patients, and prepare documents for the claims. | |||
“This move of Philhealth is a very good news to public hospitals, which are often understaffed,” he added. | |||
Delays in the processing of claims could also be ironed out, Dr. Braña said, because problems like insufficient information, wrong calculations and entries and the like could be avoided. | |||
Early this month, Philhealth president and chief executive officer Dr. Eduardo Banzon said Philhealth will hire at least 530 nurses under its Customer Assistance, Relations and Empowerment Staff (CARES) program. | |||
They will be deployed to government hospitals all over the country. | |||
Banzon added the program was conceptualized to employ some of the more than 298,000 jobless nurses. | |||
Philhealth CARES nurses, who will be paid P15,000 monthly salary, will help ensure hassle-free availment of Philhealth benefits via spot eligibility checks in hospitals, expedite the documentary requirements of PhilHealth members in hospitals, and lessen the return-to-hospital benefit claims, according to information posted at the Philhealth website. | |||
“Besides assisting PhilHealth members with PhilHealth availment, these nurses would also conduct interviews with patients whether they were satisfied with the services provided by the health facility,” Hannah Naanep, information officer of PhilHealth 12 explained. | |||
Results of the survey could be used as bases for Philhealth to facilitate improvement of the services that public hospitals should deliver to PhilHealth members, she added. | |||
Naanep said, the PhilHealth CARES nurses will be deployed in March until December this year. | |||
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*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R12&article=1611329364345 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R12&article=1611329364345 | ||
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During the turn-over ceremonies, DA-12 Regional Executive Director Amalia Jayag-Datukan said these livelihood projects could be of great help to the members of the farmer’s cooperatives and associations. (LMS-DA 12/DED-PIA 12) | During the turn-over ceremonies, DA-12 Regional Executive Director Amalia Jayag-Datukan said these livelihood projects could be of great help to the members of the farmer’s cooperatives and associations. (LMS-DA 12/DED-PIA 12) | ||
==LGU intensifies drive against illegal quarries== | ==LGU intensifies drive against illegal quarries== | ||