Department Memorandum No. 2023-0222

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Guidelines on the Updated Integrated Hospital Operations and Management Program (IHOMP) Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) and Validator's Guide

Download the issuance: DM No. 2023-0222 dated June 23, 2023

Addressed to FICT executives and regional directors, and BARMM Ministry of Health, to the attention of HFDUs, includes link to copies of the self-assessment tool, and HFDU validator's guide and IHOMP annual report template. IHOMP SAT required to be accomplished annually, and submitted for HFDU validation every third quarter of the year.

See also: A.O. No. 2022-0021 (Revised IHOMP Guidelines)

PUBLIC ADVISORY

HFDB is different from HFSRB
For concerns related to Permit to Construct, License to Operate and Certificate of Accreditation, and for fact-finding and actions on complaints against hospitals and other health facilities, the responsible office under the Department of Health is the Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB). Visit their official website for more information: hfsrb.doh.gov.ph