Institutional Health Care Providers

Accreditation Process

What is Accreditation?

It is a process whereby the qualifications and capabilities of health care providers are verified in accordance with the guidelines, standards and procedures set by the Corporation.

Why the need for accreditation?

To participate in the National Health Insurance Program.
To assure that health care services rendered by them are of the desired and expected quality.

Who may apply?

  • Hospitals
  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinics (ASCs)
  • Free Standing Dialysis Clinics (FSDCs)
  • Rural Health Units/Health Centers (RHUs/HCs) as providers of the Out Patient Benefit Package for sponsored members of PHIC
  • Maternity Care Clinics - for low risk, normal spontaneous deliveries
  • Anti-TB/DOTS Clinics

When to apply?

  • 1. Initial or Re-accreditation - anytime
  • 2. Renewal
    • Hospitals, ASCs and FSDCs:
      January 1 to 31 of the succeeding year
    • OPB, Maternity Care and Anti-TB/DOTS Package Providers:
      September 1 - 30 of the current year.

Status of Accreditation

Institutional HCP (as of June 2011)
No. of Accredited Facilities
Hospitals
1,627
Ambulatory Surgical Clinics
69
Free Standing Dialysis Clinics
66
Maternity Care Clinics
951
Rural Health Clinics
1,558
Anti-TB-DOTS Clinics
940
Total
5,211