Experience in using sociological monitoring in health care
Methodical approaches to carrying out monitoring sociological studies in health care are tested aiming at performing monitoring accessibility and quality of medical aid to the population in 2005-2008. Investigations are carried out, results of which point to the low contentment of the population with the quality of rendered medical care, and mainly in public (free) sector of medicine. Attention is drawn to the low knowledge of the interrogated on the insurance systems, there remains the actuality of the problem of high cost of medicinal preparations in most regions, which lowers accessibility of modern pharmacotherapy for the majority of population. Monitoring studies allow keeping continual feedback between population, medical workers and leaders of health service bodies and institutions, receiving timely operative and prognostic information, use of which will allow to determine the priority direction of the development of public health system and to pursue goal-oriented policy contributing to providing the necessary amount, quality and effectiveness of the rendered medical care, and strengthening health of population.