Minimum standard for equipping Moscow clinics with ultrasound diagnostic devices

ABSTRACT 
Relevance 
A variety of ultrasound equipment and a lack of generally accepted classifications lead to inefficient equipment of medical organizations, incorrectly selected types of device, sets and probes' characteristics, as well as a level of study quality. A systematic approach to equipping similar medical organizations with ultrasound devices will ensure the availability and improve the quality of primary medical care in outpatient centers. 
Aim 
To develop a calculation algorithm and recommendations for the minimum standard for equipping regional outpatient medical facilities of the state healthcare system based on the Moscow example. 
Materials and methods 
In the course of the study, we used software for statistical and comparative analysis according to the data of the Material Support Management System of the Unified Medical Information and Analytical System (MSMS UMIAS), Form No.30 of Federal Statistical Observation, as well as a number of assigned population to the outpatient center (hereinafter referred to as the OC), technical data and reviews of modern ultrasound diagnostic devices. 
Results 
The developed minimum standard for equipment takes into account the following factors: 
1) need to provide medical care to children and adult populations separately; 
2) compliance with modern diagnostic technologies; 
3)ensuring the territorial availability of diagnostics under the condition of efficient equipment operation. 
Conclusion 
Standardization of equipment of outpatient medical facilities with ultrasound diagnostic devices contributes to improving the quality of diagnostics, the availability of providing required examinations to the assigned population, reducing the waiting time for examinations; reducing the shortage of necessary equipment; expanding the range of medical services provided to the city population, minimizing duplicate studies at subsequent stages of medical care.