ni Jeff Tumbado @News | September 27, 2023
Kahit offline ang sistema sa pagproseso ay tuloy ang aplikasyon ng mga miyembro ng Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) sa main office nito sa Mother Ignacia Branch, Quezon City sa kabila ng nangyaring pag-hack ng cyberhackers na Medusa ransomware kung saan humihingi ng ransom na $300,000 o P17M kapalit ng pagbalik muli sa normal na operasyon ng ahensya.
by Info @Brand Zone | September 24, 2023
UPDATE ON TEMPORARY SYSTEM DOWNTIME
September 23, 2023, as of 8:00 PM
In view of the information security incident that we detected early morning of September 22, 2023, please be apprised that access to all systems including the website, HCI and Member Portal, and e-Claims were disabled or unplugged immediately as part of the information security containment measures being implemented by PhilHealth.
Affected systems shall be restored at the soonest possible time after the completion of the needed configuration and reinforcement of existing information security measures. We are working to restore these systems on Monday, September 25, 2023.
PhilHealth’s Management assures the public that the incident is under control and that no personal information and medical information has been compromised or leaked. We have already coordinated with the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT), National Privacy Commission (NPC), Cybercrime Units of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to conduct forensic investigation and assessment.
In the meantime, the following procedures shall be observed in the interim until the affected systems are restored:
Members and their qualified dependents shall continually be entitled to the benefits of the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) with the submission to accredited healthcare providers a photocopy of the member’s PhilHealth Identification Card (PIC) or Member Data Record (MDR) or any identified acceptable supporting documents.
Self-earning individuals and professionals paying their premium contributions may pay directly to PhilHealth’s existing Accredited Collecting Agents with over-the-counter payments.
Accredited healthcare facilities are advised to continue deducting PhilHealth benefits and devise temporary arrangements with patients who are for discharge for them to avail of their benefits.
Note: The rule on the filing of claims is covered by the previous Advisory on PhilHealth System Optimization wherein the filing period is extended to another 60 days for claims covering June 01, 2023 to September 30, 2023.
Employers may submit their reports once the Electronic Premium Remittance System (EPRS) has been restored
Meanwhile, PhilHealth continues its operations and processes transactions that can be done manually while configurations are ongoing.
PhilHealth asks for the public’s understanding regarding this untoward incident. Further inquiries may be coursed through the PhilHealth Callback Channel at 0917-8987442, the PhilHealth Official Facebook Page @PhilHealthOfficial, or at any PhilHealth Regional and Local Health Insurance Offices.
(Sgd.) EMMANUEL R. LEDESMA, JR.
President and Chief Executive Officer
by Info @Brand Zone | September 11, 2023
Kinilala kamakailan ng Cebu Provincial Board ang PhilHealth dahil sa pagpapalawak ng
benepisyo nito para sa dialysis sa 156 mula dating 90 sessions kada taon.
Alinsunod sa Provincial Board Resolution No. 1759-2023, nagpasalamat sila sa PhilHealth sa pagpapalabas ng Circular No. 2023-0009 nito na nagbibigay sa mga pasyenteng may Chronic Kidney Disease 5 ng benepisyo hanggang 156 hemodialysis sessions kada taon.
Ayon sa PhilHealth, kasamang makagagamit ng naturang benepisyo ang kani-kanilang qualified dependents na dapat ay nakarehistro rin sa PhilHealth dialysis database at ang pagda-dialysis ay rekomendado ng lisensiyadong nephrologist.
Dapat ding accredited Ng PhilHealth ang dialysis center na kanilang pupuntahan.
Nagpasalamat naman si PhilHealth President Emmanuel R. Ledesma Jr. sa Cebu Provincial Board sa panguguna ni Vice Governor Hilario Davide III sa pagkilalang ito.
Ayon kay Ledesma, ipagpapatuloy ng PhilHealth ang pagbibigay ng sapat na financial risk protection sa mga miyembro sa pamamagitan ng pagpapabuti at paglulunsad ng mga bagong benepisyo.
Hinikayat din ni Ledesma ang mga miyembrong mayroong sakit sa bato na ikonsidera muna ang kidney transplantation o peritoneal dialysis bago ang hemodialysis ayon na rin sa rekomendasyon ng mga eksperto.
Ang Kidney Transplantation ay binabayaran ng PhilHealth ng P600,000 samantalang
P270,000 naman kada taon ang suporta nito sa peritoneal dialysis sa ilalim ng Z Benefits
packages nito.
