System analysis and design mainly is about systems, processes, and technology being used to plan the improvement of the information system used by an organization. Individually, system design is mostly about how the organization can use the system to accomplish their objective. On the other hand, system analysis focuses on what the system is supposed to do. Planning on the improvement of the system is done through understanding and specifying in detail what should be done by the system and how to implement the components of that system. Moreover, improvement is done by making softwares and teaching the workers how to make use of it.

Nika Izabelle L. Duran
MT 14 (LEC) – BB

Looking at this video I was able to come to a conclusion that in a health system, aside from the information that’s being circulated and stored, the way the system is financed greatly affects the whole system, especially its staff and medical equipment. In this video, because German Hospitals have prioritized the “financial aspect” of the system, the majority did not treat patients the way they should’ve as hospitals were trying to get as much as they can from them. This was mainly due to their way of getting paid by the government which is based on a diagnosis related proof meaning that the hospitals get paid more depending on the severity of the diagnosis. It is literally crazy to finally see that hospitals really do milk people. Furthermore, the video also teaches us the effect medical staff has on the hospital and how vital they are to the health system. Thus, it is only right that they get to be treated fairly and earn the compensation that they need. This video really is interesting and I believe it is a great supplement to understanding what the health system is as it showcases the effects if the system is not managed well and what interventions may be done to solve the problems that arose due to mismanagement.

A health system generally means a part of society with the mixture of technologies, research, and the government that provides care to the people in society. One interesting thing that I’ve learned about this is that it has the ability to influence the patient’s decision in which care must be done despite the doctor’s advice. Nonetheless, the health system is there to mainly ensure that the people gets to have access to the care and treatment that they need to avoid further damages to themselves or to those that’s present around them. Moreover, health systems are considered to be open systems as their external environment, especially the government and financial capabilities of the people, greatly affects it. Furthermore, it being an open system also means that the present status of the community the health system is present at must also be able to promote health awareness especially if there is an endemic or an pandemic. According to the World Health Organization, health systems must be safe and effective, timely, equitable, integrated, and efficient.
The health system has 4 known models in regards to how it is being funded. The first one is the Beveridge model, in which the government uses the tax of the people to fund the whole system. The Beveridge model then shows how the government becomes the owner of healthcare facilities and are also the ones to employ those who work for it. The second model is the Bismarck model in which the healthcare facilities and how the health system is delivered are all privately funded. Third model is the National Health Insurance Model which is a mix of the first two mentioned models. In the National Health Insurance model, the healthcare services of the health system are paid by the government by the use of the taxes of the people and the delivery of these healthcare services are done by privately owned organizations. The last model is the out-of-pocket model which is common in low-income countries. This last model is where the patient pays for the healthcare service that they got with the use of their very own money that they have.

This video has been quite informative in learning about the Philippine Health System as it gives everyone an idea of what it’s like. After watching the video, I’ve come to a realization that since our public hospitals are not at the same par as majority of the private hospitals we have in the country, it is still most likely that people would have greater chances of survival in private hospitals than the former. However, this does not go for all public hospitals as some were able to really get to be at the same level as the private hospitals and even better but for rural public hospitals, a lot has to be improved. The government, while integrating in the universal health care law, should also find ways on improving the public rural hospitals and create a system that also ensures that the medical staff gets to be paid and treated better to avoid having them leave the hospital. Push factors should really be lessened. Lastly, I believe that the Philippine’s government owned insurance company, PhilHealth, has indeed been a big help to the majority of the Filipinos. Thus, as an insurance company where the majority of the countrymen choose to avail, the government must also find ways to strictly ensure that corruption does not occur and ghost patients are resolved.

The Philippine Health System is basically the health system of the Philippines but what makes this a popular health system (for me) is how the delivery of healthcare is being done and how the system tries to continuously heal itself. The common facilities where the healthcare services are provided are by Government Hospitals, Private Hospitals, and Primary Health Care Facilities. The Philippine health system is financed by the national and local government, insurance (which can be from the government like PhilHealth or from private companies), out-of-pocket, and donors. The staff it has are highly qualified but the problem lies in the majority of the health care facilities having poor quality especially when this facility is in the most rural areas of the Philippines. However, just because the staff rating is high, the Philippine health system suffers from the lack of medical staff as the majority chooses to emigrate abroad since the Philippine health system is unable to pay them with the income they deserve. Furthermore, the current status of the Philippine Health System has also been negatively affected as members of the government in charge of it are often corrupt. Nevertheless, the Philippine health system still strives and continues to improve itself especially as many learn from how health systems abroad operate. Now, the Philippine health system is slowly getting and pushing in the Universal Health Care Law that was signed by the former president Rodrigo Duterte.