Primary Care Benefit Utilization

• Marfori, J. R. A., Dans, A. M. L., Bastillo, M. O. C., Paterno, R. P. P., Rey, M. P., Catabui, J. T., & Co, E. E. A. (2020). Equity in Health Benefit Utilization and Financial Risk Protection in Outpatient and Inpatient Care: Baseline Survey of Two Socioeconomic Groups of a Pilot Primary Care Benefits Scheme in the Catchment Areas of a University-Based Health Facility. Acta Medica Philippina, 53(1). ​

• Lahoz, A. C. F., Dans, L. F., Tan-Lim, C. S. C., Tomas, A. C. V., Galingana, C. L. T., Sanchez, J. T., Aquino, M. R. N., Amit, A. M. L., Rey, M. P., Panganiban, J. M. S., & Dans, A. L. (2023). Pediatric Conditions and Platforms of Telemedicine Used in Philippine Primary Care: A Cross-sectional Study. Acta Medica Philippina. 

• Dans, L. F., Marfori, J. R. A., De Mesa, R. Y. H., Galingana, C. L. T., Fabian, N. M. C., Rey, M. P., Sanchez, J. T., Catabui, J. T., Sundiang, N. B., Paterno, R. P. P., Co, E. E. A., Tan-Lim, C. S. C., & Dans, A. M. L. (2024). Health Benefit Utilization and Out-of-Pocket Expenses in Outpatient Care and Hospitalizations: Baseline Surveys of Three Primary Care Sites in the Philippines. Acta Medica Philippina. 

• Dorado, J. M. B., Dans, L. F., Tan-Lim, C. S. C., Galingana, C. L. T., Panganiban, J. M. S., Rey, M. P., Sanchez, J. T., Zabala, H. S., Aquino, M. R. N., & Dans, A. L. (2023). Frequency Distribution of Pediatric Primary Care Cases in a Rural Site in The Philippines: A Cross-Sectional Study. Acta Medica Philippina. 

Out-of-Pocket Expenses Reduction 

• Marfori, J. R. A., Dans, A. M. L., Bastillo, M. O. C., Paterno, R. P. P., Rey, M. P., Catabui, J. T., & Co, E. E. A. (2020). Equity in Health Benefit Utilization and Financial Risk Protection in Outpatient and Inpatient Care: Baseline Survey of Two Socioeconomic Groups of a Pilot Primary Care Benefits Scheme in the Catchment Areas of a University-Based Health Facility. Acta Medica Philippina, 53(1). 

• Dans, L. F., Marfori, J. R. A., De Mesa, R. Y. H., Galingana, C. L. T., Fabian, N. M. C., Rey, M. P., Sanchez, J. T., Catabui, J. T., Sundiang, N. B., Paterno, R. P. P., Co, E. E. A., Tan-Lim, C. S. C., & Dans, A. M. L. (2024). Health Benefit Utilization and Out-of-Pocket Expenses in Outpatient Care and Hospitalizations: Baseline Surveys of Three Primary Care Sites in the Philippines. Acta Medica Philippina. 

• Rey, M. P., De Mesa, R. Y. H., Marfori, J. R. A., Fabian, N. M. C., Camiling-Alfonso, R., Paterno, R. P. P., Sundiang, N. B., Yusoph, A., Dans, L. F., Galingana, C. L. T., Aquino, M. R. N., Sanchez, J. T., Catabui, J. T., & Dans, A. M. L. (2024). The Cost of Primary Care: An Experience Analysis in an Urban Setting. Acta Medica Philippina.​

• Panganiban, J.S., Camiling-Alfonso, R., Sanchez, J. T., De Mesa, R. Y. H., Sandigan, G., Amit, A. M. L., Rey, M. P., Lopez, J.F.L., Fabian, N. M. C., Galingana, C. L. T., Sundiang, N. B., Aquino, M. R. N., Lastrilla, C. L., Callo, M. F., Tan-Lim, C. S. C., Dans, L. F., Marfori, J. R. A., Paterno, R. P. P., Dans, A. M. L.,(2024). Impact of Primary Care Interventions on Health Care Utilization and Estimated Out-Of-Pocket Expenses: Results of a Cohort Study Involving Urban, Rural, and Remote Settings in the Philippines. BMJ Open Quality 2025;14:e002676.

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Patient Satisfaction

• De Mesa, R. Y. H., Galingana, C. L. T., Marfori, J. R. A., Rey, M. P., Sundiang, N. B., Celeste, J. T., Dans, L. F., Dans, A. M. L., & Catabui, J. T. (2019). Impact of improved primary care on patient satisfaction: Results of a pilot study in the University of the Philippines. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 34(4), e1651–e1660.

• Panganiban, J. M. S., Loreche, A. M., De Mesa, R. Y. H., Camiling-Alfonso, R., Fabian, N. M. C., Dans, L. F., Galingana, C. L. T., Lopez, J. F. E., Casile, R. U., Aquino, M. R. N., Rey, M. P., Sanchez, J. T., Javelosa, M. A. U., Tan-Lim, C. S. C., Marfori, J. R. A., Paterno, R. P., & Dans, A. L. (2024). Promoting equitable and patient-centred care: an analysis of patient satisfaction in urban, rural and remote primary care sites in the Philippines. BMJ Open Quality, 13(1), e002483. 

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Healthcare Worker Knowledge

• Galingana, C. L. T., De Mesa, R. Y. H., Marfori, J. R. A., Paterno, R. P., Rey, M. P., Co, E. E. A., Celeste, J. T., Dans, L. F., & Dans, A. M. L. (2020). Setting Core Competencies of Health Workers Towards Quality Primary Care: Proceedings of a National Consultative Workshop. Acta Medica Philippina.

• Pascual, J. K. M., Loreche, A. M., De Mesa, R. Y. H., Fabian, N. M. C., Sanchez, J. T., Panganiban, J. M. S., Rey, M. P., Tan-Lim, C. S. C., Javelosa, M. A. U., Paterno, R. P. P., Casile, R. U., Dans, L. F., & Dans, A. M. L. (2024). Effect of a Brief Training Program on the Knowledge of Filipino Primary Care Providers in a Rural and a Remote Setting: a Before and After Study. Acta Medica Philippina. 

• Calderon, Y., Sandigan, G., Tan-Lim, C. S. C., De Mesa, R. Y. H., Fabian, N. M. C., Rey, M. P., Sanchez, J. T., Dans, L. F., Galingana, C. L. T., Bernal-Sundiang, N., Casile, R. U., Aquino, M. R. N., Poblete, K. E., Lopez, J. F. E., Zabala, H., & Dans, A. L. (2024). Feasibility, acceptability and impact of a clinical decision support tool among primary care providers in an urban, rural and remote site in the Philippines. BMJ Open Quality, 13(1), e002526. 

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Healthcare Worker Satisfaction

• De Mesa, R. Y. H., Marfori, J. R. A., Fabian, N. M. C., Camiling-Alfonso, R., Javelosa, M. A. U., Bernal-Sundiang, N., Dans, L. F., Calderon, Y. T., Celeste, J. A., Sanchez, J. T., Rey, M. P., Galingana, C. L. T., Paterno, R. P. P., Catabui, J. T., Lopez, J. F. E., Aquino, M. R. N., & Dans, A. M. L. (2023). Experiences from the Philippine grassroots: impact of strengthening primary care systems on health worker satisfaction and intention to stay. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1), 117. 

• De Mesa, R. Y. H., Galingana, C. L. T., Tan-Lim, C. S. C., Javelosa, M. A. U., Panganiban, J. M. S., Fabian, N. M. C., Calderon, Y., Rey, M. P., Bernal-Sundiang, N., Sanchez, J. T., Dans, L. F., Casile, R. U., & Dans, A. L. (2024). Facing the digital frontier: Exploring user acceptance of electronic health records in an urban, rural and remote setting in the Philippines. BMJ Open Quality, 13(2), e002621. 

• Tan-Lim, C. S. C., Javelosa, M. A. U., Sanchez, J. T., Dans, L. F., Rey, M. P., Elepano, A. G., De Mesa, R. Y. H., & Dans, A. L. (2024). Impact of primary care system interventions on healthcare worker satisfaction and intention to stay in the Philippines: A follow-up study. BMJ Open Quality, 13(2), e002788. 

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EHR and HIS Satisfaction

• Lahoz, A. C. F., Dans, L. F., Tan-Lim, C. S. C., Tomas, A. C. V., Galingana, C. L. T., Sanchez, J. T., Aquino, M. R. N., Amit, A. M. L., Rey, M. P., Panganiban, J. M. S., & Dans, A. L. (2023). Pediatric Conditions and Platforms of Telemedicine Used in Philippine Primary Care: A Cross-sectional Study. Acta Medica Philippina. 

• Calderon, Y., Sandigan, G., Tan-Lim, C. S. C., De Mesa, R. Y. H., Fabian, N. M. C., Rey, M. P., Sanchez, J. T., Dans, L. F., Galingana, C. L. T., Bernal-Sundiang, N., Casile, R. U., Aquino, M. R. N., Poblete, K. E., Lopez, J. F. E., Zabala, H., & Dans, A. L. (2024). Feasibility, acceptability and impact of a clinical decision support tool among primary care providers in an urban, rural and remote site in the Philippines. BMJ Open Quality, 13(1), e002526. 

• De Mesa, R. Y. H., Galingana, C. L. T., Tan-Lim, C. S. C., Javelosa, M. A. U., Panganiban, J. M. S., Fabian, N. M. C., Calderon, Y., Rey, M. P., Bernal-Sundiang, N., Sanchez, J. T., Dans, L. F., Casile, R. U., & Dans, A. L. (2024). Facing the digital frontier: exploring user acceptance of electronic health records in an urban, rural and remote setting in the Philippines. BMJ Open Quality, 13(2), e002621.

• Fabian, N.M.C,  De Mesa, R. Y. H., Tan-Lim, C. S. C., Sandigan, G., Lopez, J.F.E., Loreche, A.M., Dans, L.F., Benzon, Z.P., Zabala, H., Sanchez, J.T., Bernal-Sundians, N., Rey, M., Dans, A.L. (2024). Perspectives on telemedicine across urban, rural and remote areas in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Health & Care Informatics, 31:e100837.

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Quality of Care

• Ramoso, R. N. C., Moreno, M. I. C., Dans, L. F., Benzon, Z. P., De Mesa, R. Y. H., Fabian, N. M. C., Galingana, C. L. T., Tan-Lim, C. S. C., & Dans, A. M. (2023). Adherence of Primary Care Providers to Practice Guidelines for Common Pediatric Conditions in Urban, Rural, and Remote Sites in the Philippines: A Cross-Sectional Study. Acta Medica Philippina. 

• Barbadillo, A. F. P., Dans, L. F., Tan-Lim, C. S. C., Galingana, C. L. T., Sanchez, J. T., Aquino, M. R. N., Amit, A. M. L., De Mesa, R. Y. H., Rey, M. P., Panganiban, J. M. S., Poblete, K. E. E., Sundiang, N. B., & Dans, A. L. (2023). Turnaround Time of Consults in a Primary Care System in Rural Philippines: A Descriptive Retrospective Cohort Study. Acta Medica Philippina. ​

• Lanip, N. A. C., Dans, L. F., Tan-Lim, MD, C. S. C., Gonzales, M. L. A. M., Galingana, C. L. T., Sanchez, J. T., Aquino, M. R. N., Loreche, A. M., Rey, M. P., Panganiban, J. M. S., & Dans, A. L. (2023). Prescribing Patterns in a Primary Care Service in a Rural Site in the Philippines from April 2019 to March 2020 – A Cross-sectional Study. Acta Medica Philippina. 

• Gonzales-Javier, G. T. K., Dans, L. F., Tanega - Aliling, K., Tan-Lim, C. S. C., Galingana, C. L. T., Rey, M. P., Aquino, M. R. D., Sanchez, J. T., & Dans, A. L. (2024). Clinical Profile and Prescribing Patterns of Therapy in Children with Bronchial Asthma in a Rural Site in the Philippines: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Acta Medica Philippina. 

• Salliman, J. A. M. D., Dans, L. D., Velasco-Aro, S. J., Loreche-Amit , A. M., Galingana, C. L. T., Rey, M. P., Sanchez , J. T., Sundiang, N. B., Zabala, H. S., & Dans, A. L. (2024). Antibiotic Prescription Patterns among Pediatric Patients with Pneumonia in Primary Care – A Retrospective Cohort Study. Acta Medica Philippina. 

• Diaz, P.J., Dans, L. D., Zamora, A.P., Sanchez, J.T., Galingana, C.L.T., Aquino, M.R.D., Sundiang, N.B., Zabala, H.S., Catabui, J.T., Rey, M.P., & Dans, A. L. (2024). Adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Acute Infectious Gastroenteritis in Children as a Measure of Quality of Care Delivered by a Primary Care Facility in Rural Philippines: A Descriptive Retrospective Study Acta Medica Philippina. 

• Tan-Lim, C.S.H, Marfori, J.R.A., Sanchez, J. T., Galingana, C. L. T., Rey, M.P., De Mesa, R. Y. H., Dans, L. D., & Dans, A. L.(2024). The Role of Mixed HCPNs in Strengthening Primary Care Systems: A Case Study. BMJ Open Quality, 13:e002786.

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Primary Care Cost

• Dans, L. F., Marfori, J. R. A., De Mesa, R. Y. H., Galingana, C. L. T., Fabian, N. M. C., Rey, M. P., Sanchez, J. T., Catabui, J. T., Sundiang, N. B., Paterno, R. P. P., Co, E. E. A., Tan-Lim, C. S. C., & Dans, A. M. L. (2024). Health Benefit Utilization and Out-of-Pocket Expenses in Outpatient Care and Hospitalizations: Baseline Surveys of Three Primary Care Sites in the Philippines. Acta Medica Philippina. 

• Rey, M. P., De Mesa, R. Y. H., Marfori, J. R. A., Fabian, N. M. C., Camiling-Alfonso, R., Paterno, R. P. P., Sundiang, N. B., Yusoph, A., Dans, L. F., Galingana, C. L. T., Aquino, M. R. N., Sanchez, J. T., Catabui, J. T., & Dans, A. M. L. (2024). The Cost of Primary Care: An Experience Analysis in an Urban Setting . Acta Medica Philippina. 

Administrative Efficiency

• Bernal-Sundiang, N., De Mesa, R. Y. H., Marfori, J. R. A., Fabian, N. M. C., Calderon, Y. T., Dans, L. F., Rey, M. P., Sanchez, J. T., Galingana, C. L. T., Catabui, J. T., Paterno, R. P. P., Co, E. E. A., & Dans, A. M. L. (2023). Governance in Primary Care Systems: Experiences and Lessons from Urban, Rural, and Remote Settings in the Philippines. Acta Medica Philippina, 57(3). 

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• Diaz, P.J., et al. (2024). Impact of Primary Care Interventions on Health Care Utilization and Estimated Out-Of-Pocket Expenses: Results of a Cohort Study Involving Urban, Rural, and Remote Settings in the Philippines. ​

• De Mesa, R.H., et al. (2024). An Underpaid Labor of Love: A Multi-Level Analysis of the Barriers and Enablers to Role Performance Among Community Health Workers in Rural and Remote Municipalities in the Philippines.

• Elepano, A.G., et al. (2024). Factors Affecting Intention to Use Electronic Health Records (EHR) in Primary Care Facilities in the Philippines. 

• Besa, J.V., et al. (2024). Impact of Primary Care Benefits on Health Care Utilization and Estimated Out-Of-Pocket Expenses in an Urban, Rural, and Remote Settings in the Philippines. 

• Elepano, A.G., et al. (2024). Adoption of a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Capacity-Building of Community Health Workers: A Longitudinal Case Study Using the NASSS Framework. 

• Fabian, N., et al. (2024). Impact of Primary Care System Interventions on Patient Satisfaction in the Philippines. 

• Isip-Tan, I., et al. (2024). Quality of Care of Filipino Patients with Hypertension in Primary Care Settings.

• Tan-Lim, C.S., et al. (2024). Prevalence and Characteristics of Allergic Disease among Pediatric Patients in a Rural & Remote Primary Care Site in the Philippines.

• Tan-Lim, C.S., et al. (2024). Epidemiology of Allergic Disease Conditions among Adult Patients in an Urban, Rural, & Remote Primary Care Site in the Philippines.