UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE MODULE 10
The following statements are true regarding the development, adoption, and dissemination of Clinical Practice Guidelines:
a. All of the above are correct.
Health facilities are classified based on the following criteria, EXCEPT:
a. Location
Recommendations intended to optimize patient care that are formed by a systematic review of evidence and an assessment of
the benefits and harms of alternative care options:
a. Clinical Practice Guidelines
The health technology assessment supports the achievement of Universal Health Care through the following:
a. All of the above are correct.
The following statements are true regarding topic nomination for Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) development, EXCEPT:
a. The topic nomination will be open quarterly.
Ancillary health services of a Primary Care Facility that may be allowed to be outsourced and located or accessed within or
outside the premises of the Primary Care Facility:
a. All of the above are correct.
In the licensing of health facilities, a drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation center falls under the following classification:
a. Therapeutic Facility
The following statements are TRUE on the prioritization of processing of applications of health facilities in GIDAs:
a. Only A and C are correct.
A drug that is already listed in the Philippine National Formulary and applying for a change in packaging must undergo which
health technology assessment application track:
a. Minor application track
A patient admitted to a basic or ward accommodation, should expect the following features and fixtures are available, EXCEPT:
a. Adequate ventilation from an air conditioner
The following members of the Health Technology Assessment Council will have a term of four years:
a. All of the above are correct.
The health technology assessment process, regardless of track, follows the same principles, EXCEPT:
a. Exclusiveness
The following statements are TRUE regarding the minimum standards for basic or ward accommodation, EXCEPT:
a. A chair or couch for a carer or watcher is considered an additional amenity.
The following are true regarding health technology assessment:
a. All of the above are correct.
The following statements are true during the monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the Clinical Practice Guideline
(CPG), EXCEPT:
a. CPGs will be monitored every year for the need to update.
The following are important uses of high-quality clinical practice guidelines:
a. All of the above are correct.
As defined in Administrative Order No. 2020-0047 (Rules and Regulations Governing the Licensure of Primary Care Facilities in
the Philippines), the following are considered a Primary Care Facility, EXCEPT:
a. Infirmaries
The ad hoc panel or committee convened by the National Practice Guidelines Program to appraise a Practice Guideline and
recommend on its endorsement by the DOH:
a. National Practice Guideline Clearinghouse
The formal authorization issued by the DOH to an individual, partnership, corporation or association to operate a health facility,
which is a prerequisite for the accreditation of a health facility by any accrediting body:
a. License to Operate
The formal authorization issued by the DOH to an individual, partnership, corporation or association to operate a health facility,
which refers to compliance to standards set for a particular purpose:
a. Certificate of Accreditation
This step in Clinical Practice Guideline development, adoption, and dissemination involves rating each topic based on set criteria
which include disease burden, public contention, and cost-effectiveness:
a. Topic Selection Workshop
This step in Clinical Practice Guideline development, adoption, and dissemination involves the solicitation of topics from
different DOH programs, professional societies, and other stakeholders:
a. Topic Nomination
The following statement is true regarding the application of DOH-License to Operate or DOH-Certificate of Accreditation of
health facilities located in GIDAs:
a. All of the above are correct.
Regardless of the funding source of the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG), the development of CPG will follow the same steps,
EXCEPT:
a. Practice Guideline Prioritization
The following agencies/offices are members of the Technical Working Group for Clinical Practice Guideline Prioritization,
EXCEPT:
a. Philippine Council for Health Research and Development
The following statements are true regarding the roles of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Technology Assessment
(HTA) Philippines:
a. Only A and B are correct.
The following statement is true regarding the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC):
a. The HTAC shall provide coverage recommendations on health technologies to be financed by DOH and PhilHealth.
A dimension of health technology assessment that involves social acceptability and ethical implications:
a. Patient-related
A dimension of health technology assessment that involves the accessibility of health technologies by populations and patients:
a. Organizational
COVID-19 vaccine as a health technology funded by DOH to address public health emergencies underwent which health
technology assessment application track:
a. Expedited process track
