Overview

Section 19 of the UHC Act states that the DOH, Department of Interior and Local Government, PhilHealth, and LGUs shall integrate local health systems into P/CWHS to address fragmentation issues in health service delivery and health systems management. Furthermore, Section 17 mandated the establishment of a mechanism for the development, adoption, and dissemination of CPGs. In line with this Administrative Order (AO) No. 2020-0037: Guidelines on Implementation of the Local Health Systems Maturity Levels (LHS ML) provided the mechanism for the monitoring of P/CWHS on their integration on the local health systems. The adoption and implementation of NPGs in P/CWHS is one of the key result areas (KRA) in the service delivery block under the referral system characteristics, per DOH Department Memorandum No. 2021-0277: FY 2021 Local Health Systems Maturity Levels (LHS ML) Annual Monitoring and Updated LHS ML Monitoring Tool. This Quick Guide on the Adoption and Implementation of Clinical Practice Guidelines and Other Case Management Protocols for Local Health Systems Maturity Level Monitoring is being disseminated to assist LGUs in achieving this KRA.