Objectives:

• Explain the guidelines and criteria in

the selection and evaluation of health
information, products and services.
• Discuss the various forms of health
service providers and health care
plans.
 Health Service
Provider
Defined as institutions
or professionals who
are accredited or
licensed to provide
medical services.
Healthcare Facilities

Places where medical

services are being
delivered
 TYPES OF
HEALTHCARE
FACILITIES
 An institution or a
Hospital place where
people who are ill
or injured are
treated and taken
care by doctors
and nurses.
 An establishment or
Clinic department within a
hospital where
outpatients are
given medical
treatment or advice
especially of a
specialist nature.
Medical Nursing Residence
House patients to
provide short-term or
long-term treatment of
their general or
specific condition
hospital may not
perform.
Drug Store

Accredited
establishments that sell
medicines and other
medical goods.
 Medical Laboratories
Place where examination of specimens and
laboratory tests are conducted to diagnose
illnesses.
1. Cardiologist – a doctor who specializes in the study of treatment of
heart diseases and heart abnormalities.
2. Dermatologist – a specialist doctor who manages diseases related to
skin, hair nails and some cosmetic problems
3. Gastroenterologists - a medical practitioner qualified to diagnose
and treat disorders of the stomach and intestines
4. Geriatrician – doctors in the branch of medicine or social science
dealing with the health and care of old people.
5. Gynecologists – doctors who specialize in women’s health, with a
focus on the female reproductive system.
6. Neurologist – are medical professionals who specialize in
diagnosing and treating conditions that affect the nervous system.
7. Orthopedist – a physician who corrects congenital or functional
abnormalities of the bones with surgery, casting and bracing.
8. Ophthalmologist - a specialist in the branch of medicine concerned
with the study and treatment of disorders and diseases of the eye
9. Pediatrician – a medical practitioner specializing in children and
their diseases.
10. Gynecologists – a person who studies and treats medical conditions
of the lungs and respiratory system.
Healthcare Plan
1. Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) – a type of
health plan where an individual employed in a company or
self-employed enrolls to secure their hospitalization and
other health expenses.
2. Health Insurance Plan– can be paid for which includes
certain amount of money to be used during
hospitalizations. This cannot be used yet unless fully paid.
3. PhilHealth – a government agency that enjoins
employees both in government and private to pay for their
monthly contribution which will be used for their
hospitalization.