Clinic Department

Head, CHEW

Some functions of a clinic department include: • Primary care: Clinics provide primary care for the local community, such as routine medical care, preventive care, and medical attention when sick. • Medical coding: Medical coders analyze patient records to determine diagnosis and procedure codes for services provided. • Business development: Clinics may develop new facilities, lines of business, and clinical products to be • Clinics are health facilities that focus on outpatient care, meaning patients can go home after receiving care. They can be privately operated, publicly managed, or funded.

Presently, the Clinic department of the Institute is headed by qualified Community Health Extension Workers (CHEW).