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The views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not neces- sarily reflect those of the Institute. Not for quotation without permission from the author(s) and the Institute. June 1995 For comments, suggestions or further inquiries please contact: The Research Information Staff, Philippine Institute for Development Studies 3rd Floor, NEDA sa Makati Building, 106 Amorsolo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City, Philippines Tel Nos: 8924059 and 8935705; Fax No: 8939589; E-mail: [email protected] Or visit our website at http://www.pids.gov.ph A STUDY OF PHILIPPINE HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS PIDS Project No. DOH / 91-92 / 05 (Final Report) October 30, 1994 Fred S. Avestruz, MBA, Ph.D. Asian Institute of Management TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page 1 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................1 1.1 Objectives of the Study .................................................. 1 1.2 Conceptual Framework of Hospital Management ................ 2 1.3 The Hospital in the Philippine Health Care System ................. 3 1.3.1 The Philippine Health Care System ..................... 5 '_1.3.2 Role of Hospitals .............................................. 7 1.3.3 Hospitals Industry Structure ................................. 15 1.4 Operational Characteristics of Philippine Hospitals ................ 18 1.5 Hospitals in the Case Studies ...................... 2....................... 23 2 EXTERNAL INFLUENCES ON HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE ................................................ 1 2.1 Market Demand ............................................................... 1 2.2 Networking and Referral System ...................................... 23 2.3 Health Care Financing Programs ........................................ 29 2.4 Technology ................................................................... 31 2.5 Macroeconomic Conditions ................................................. 32 2.6 External Organizations .................................................. 33 2.7 Government Policies ....................................................... 33 2.7.1 General Interventions ..................................... 33 2.7.2 Local Government Code ....................................... 36 2.8 Summary ...................................................................... 37 3 MANAGERIAL DECISIONS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS IN PHILIPPINE HOSPITALS .................................... :....... 1 3.1 Goals ............................................................................... 1 3.2 Decision MAking Processes to Establish a Hospital .............. 10 3.3 Key Hospital Actors ........................................................ 11 3.4 Planning Processes ..................................................................... 15 3.5 Interactions Among Key Hospital Actorss and Decisions Making Processes in Philippine Hospitals ......................... 18 3.5.1 Capital Expenditure Decision ............................ 18 3.5.2 Budget Decisions .................................................. 22 3.5.3 Personnel Decisions ........................................... 23 3.5.4 Pricing Decisions ............................................ 46 3.6 Control System ................................................................ 63 3.6.1 Quality Control ................................................... 63 3.6.2 Financial Control ......................................... 68 3.7 Summary ................................................................... 71 4 TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE OF PHILIPPINE HOSPITAL ............................................................ 1 4.1 Conceptual Background of Hospital Performance Evaluation ............................................................. 1 4.2 Occupancy Rates of Philippine Hospital ...................... 3 4.3 Effectiveness of Treatment of Philippine Hospital .................... 12 4_4 Patient Length of Stay in Philippine Hospitals ..................... 19 4.5 Summary ...................................................................... 19 I 5 FINANCIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND PERFORMANCE OF PHILIPPINE HOSPITALS ......................................... 1 5.1 Financial Characteristics of Philippine Hospitals .......................... 1 5.1.1 Capital Structure ..................................................... 1 5,1.2 Allocation Of Assets ......................................... 2 5.1.3 Pattern of Expenditures ......................................... 9 5.1.4 Pattern of Revenues ............................................. 30 5.2 Financial Performance ...................................................... 33 5,2.1 Liquidity Ratios .................................................. 33 5.2.2 Efficiency Ratios ........................................... 40 5.2.3 Leverage Ratios .......... ..................................... 41 5.2.4 Profitability Ratios ............................................. 41 5.3 Summary ................................................................... 42 1 6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .......................... 6.1 Characteristics and Problems of Hospital Management and Performance ..................................... 1 6.1.1 Govemement Hospitals ..................................... 1 6.1.2 Private Hospitals ............................................. 2 6.2 Recommendations ......................................................... 3 6.2.1 Private Hospitals .......................................... 3 6.2.2 Government Hospitals ..................................... 3 BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................................................................. B- 1 LIST OF TABLES Table No. Title Page 1.1 Health Facilities to Population Ratio ...................... 1.2 Number of Health Facilities by Region ................ 1.3 Ratio of DOH Facilities to Population ................. 9 1.4 Number of Hospital Beds and Hospital Bed to Population Ratio by Region ........................... ' 10 1.5 Bed to Population Ratio and Health Center to Population Ratio by Region ............................... 11 1.6 Accessibillity of DOH Hospitals .............................. 12 1.7 Number and Percentage of Patients in Government Hospitals by Region ............................................... 13 1.8 Classifictions of Hospitals ..................................... 18 1.9 Actual Bed Capacity of DOH Hospital, by Category and by Region .................................... 17 1.10 Regional Distribution of Member Hospitals by Category .......................................................... ]9 1.11 Distribution of Licensed Hospitals by Level ................. 20 2.1 Ten Leading Causes of Hospitalization ....................... 5 2.2 Number of Cases per Classification ............................ 5 2.3 Nature of Leading Causes of Hospitalization ............ 6 2.4 Average Patient Days of DOH Hospitals by Type of Service and by Type of Hospitals ................... 8 2.5 Number of Patients of DOH Hospital by Type of Service and Type of Hospital .................................. 8 2.6 Ten leading Causes of Morbidity, G2 Hospital Catchment Area ...................................................... 10 2.7 Ten Leading Causes of Mortality, G2 Hospital i Catchment Area ................................................... 11