Criteria for the assessment of the quality of medical care

Abstract

Order #203n, issued by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation on May 10^th 2017 introduces the criteria for the assessment of the quality of medical care. These will be used in order to evaluate if care was provided in a timely manner; if prevention, diagnostics, treatment, and rehabilitation methods have been chosen appropriately; as well as evaluating the degree to which the planned results have been achieved. The criteria are differentiated in accordance with the groups of disorders (conditions) and the circumstances under which care is to be provided (outpatient, daytime care facility, inpatient). The Order came into force on July 1^st 2017.