Health in the New Republic.. Health insurance in Qalyubia begins forming committees to examine the needs of hospitals and achieve distinguished service for citizens.. An integrated plan to qualify human staff.. and activate the unified medical number.. Pictures

Qalyubia Ibrahim Salem

Saturday, December 9, 2023 09:30 PM

A new step initiated by the Health Insurance Branch BQalyubia To provide decent medical services in the New Republic, to emphasize that the health of the citizen is the top concern of the political leadership, headed by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, by working to raise the efficiency of the medical system as well as medical devices in all hospitals affiliated with health insurance in the governorate, and working to implement activities Quality and continuous improvement, to achieve the highest levels of quality in the level of health and therapeutic services provided in all hospitals, within the framework of developing the facility’s ability to apply standards correctly, and identify the gap between actual performance and required performance, in a way that meets all the needs and aspirations of patients and those who visit the various providers of health care..

At the beginning, Dr. Sayed Galal, Director of the Health Insurance Branch in Qalyubia, stressed the importance of focusing on working according to an integrated plan to pursue achieving the highest levels of quality in the level of health and therapeutic services provided in all hospitals, within the framework of developing the facility’s ability to apply standards correctly, and identifying the gap between actual performance The required performance and self-evaluation through the effective use of self-evaluation tools in accordance with the various standards issued by the General Authority for Health Accreditation and Control, in addition to creating highly efficient standards for coordination and follow-up during the self-management stage in a way that meets all the needs and aspirations of patients and those who visit the various health care providers..

The director of the health insurance branch in Qalyubia explained that the principle of quality constitutes one of the basics and important priorities that aim to provide distinguished and high-quality health care to all those who visit the hospitals affiliated with the branch, adding that developing the quality of health services and enhancing patient safety are among the priorities that hospitals seek and are keen to achieve. Follow up by activating mechanisms for coordination, follow-up, monitoring and continuous evaluation of health services provided to all.

Dr. Sayed Jalal, director of the branch, continued that several meetings were held, the last of which was in the presence of Dr. Rasha Abdo, director of quality in the branch, Dr. Mai Muhammad, member of the quality team in the branch, Dr. Kholoud Eid, director of the technical office in the branch, Dr. Israa Gamal, responsible for infection control in hospitals, and Dr. Nourhan Saber, responsible for Quality, and Basma El-Sheshtawy, Director of Nursing.

The branch director revealed that the progress of the development and coordination plans for the Quality Department, which are in line with the Health Accreditation and Control Authority, was discussed and reviewed, and the most important decisions related to the application of quality standards in health services were reviewed and the required documents were reviewed (licenses, environmental registry, policies, plans, programs, indicators, evidence). Operations, evaluation forms, medical records….), in addition to reviewing the rates of implementation of plans and updating policies, and the most prominent projects that are being implemented with visions that seek to unify measurements and indicators of quality and efficiency in the performance of health care services..

He pointed out that within the plan established to train and qualify the human cadre; Training on policies and concepts of quality, infection control, occupational safety and health standards, patient security and safety, medical records, the unified medical number, qualification of new nurses, and health education in health facilities affiliated with the Qalyubia Health Insurance Branch, indicating that work is being done on performance improvement projects through work teams specialized in verifying quality standards. followed, as training is an essential pillar for developing performance, enhancing capabilities, and making optimal use of available resources to improve results and outputs, in addition to working to develop policies in line with the standards of the General Authority for Health Accreditation and Control, and reviewing the current policies in place in cooperation with department heads..

He said, “We are continuing to train medical teams on proper medical registration policies and mechanisms, and the management and evaluation of medical registration, in addition to explaining the standards for paper and electronic medical registration issued by the Ministry of Health.” “GAHAR”He also explained the forms used in the unified medical file for each patient, the mechanisms for verifying and completing patients’ medical files, in addition to the organizational structures and job descriptions for managing medical records, explaining that we are still continuing our dream and journey to create effective and distinguished cadres, out of our belief that the human element is the basis of sustainable development..

He added that the Nile Hospital for Health Insurance in Shubra El Kheima, Qalyubia Governorate, which is affiliated with the branch, began trial operation of the new CT scan device, after the completion of development work, raising the efficiency of the infrastructure and completing the existing equipment in the unit, stressing his keenness to qualify and develop the skills of the unit’s medical and administrative workers with the aim of raising the scientific level. And practical work for young doctors, and advancing the development of the medical service in the unit, and providing integrated health care within distinguished, advanced, and safe professional values ​​that are accessible to all, taking into account the highest standards of quality..

He indicated that the unit receives all emergency cases received in the hospital’s emergency department around the clock, indicating that the number of beneficiaries of the integrated medical services provided by the Nile Hospital for Health Insurance in the emergency department reached 109,483 beneficiaries, during the period from January to October 2023. 250 CT scans have also been performed since the trial operation of the unit, and the average number of CT scans has been performed at 1,300 per month..