PTAHF 2019 MILESTONE

Category: News Published: Friday, 14 February 2020 Written by Admin

PTAHF 2019 MILESTONE

After the approval of the revised PTAHF Quality Standards and Survey Process Guide 1st Edition by the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQUA) last October 4, 2018, PTAHF implemented it to its 3 pilot hospitals as follows:

  1. 1.Far Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation (FEU-NRMF) – December 5-7, 2018
    1. 2.Tondo Medical Center (TMC) – March 18 – 20, 2019
    2. 3.National Children’s Hospital (NCH) – April 15 – 17, 2019

PTAHF awarded its 1st Accredited Hospital, Far Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation (FEU-NRMF), after they have complied to the PTAHF Quality Standards 1st Edition last January 14, 2019.

The PTAHF Quality Standards and Survey Process Guide 1st Edition was then revised on April 23, 2019 after its implementation to the 3 pilot hospitals. The PTAHF Quality Standards and Survey Process Guide 1st Edition was then published on May 15, 2019.

After the PTAHF Quality Standards and Survey Process Guide have been tested, the PTAHF Management conducted series of briefings to potential applicants and conducted trainings for both PTAHF Assessors and PTAHF Internal Assessors (PIA) Ooze Camp. PTAHF also partner with local government agencies such as Department of Health (DOH), Department of Tourism (DOT) and Department of Trade and Industry – Board of Investments (DTI-BOI) to spread PTAHF accreditation awareness and assist in the government plan for medical tourism.

The briefings, trainings and meetings with the local government agencies are presented in the table below:

DATE EVENT VENUE
March 25-26, 2019 2nd PTAHF Assessor Certification Training Program ANSAP Head Office
June 28, 2019 PTAHF Quality Standards and Survey Process Guide 1st Edition Briefing ANSAP Head Office
July 16, 2019 Medical Tourism Technical Working Group Planning Meeting Department of Tourism Conference Room
August 21-23, 2019 1st PTAHF Internal Assessor (PIA) Ooze Camp ANSAP Head Office
September 6-7, 2019 3rd PTAHF Assessor Certification Training Program ANSAP Head Office
October 8-10, 2019 Strategic Planning of the Philippine Medical Travel and Wellness Tourism Program Country Chateau Hoteliers, Tagaytay City
November 19, 2019 Association of Hospital Administrators (AHA) Annual Convention The Manila Hotel
November 26-28, 2019 2nd PTAHF Internal Assessor (PIA) Ooze Camp ANSAP Head Office
December 13, 2019 International Certification Awareness by DTI-BOI Makati Palace Hotel

PTAHF also conducted the Post-Assessment Survey for FEU-NRMF on November 20, 2019.

For 2020, PTAHF is looking for its next Healthcare Organization (HCO) to be accredited among the 2 remaining pilot hospitals and next HCO to be surveyed.

PTAHF plans to do the following in 2020:

  1. Continue to conduct PTAHF accreditation awareness in partnership with Department of Tourism and Department of Trade and Industry – Board of Investments.
  2. Continue to conduct PIA Ooze Camp to potential applicants
  3. Continue to conduct PTAHF Assessor Certification Program
  4. Partner with Philhealth to be the third party accreditor
  5. Continue to partner with Philippine Medical Travel and Wellness Tourism Program

                       

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