title: Quality control in gastrointestinal surgery.
abstract: We analyzed the Mexican legal framework, identifying the vectors that characterize quality and control in gastrointestinal surgery. Quality is contemplated in the health protection rights determined according to the Mexican Constitution, established in the general health law and included as a specific goal in the actual National Development Plan and Health Sector Plan. Quality control implies planning, verification and application of corrective measures. Mexico has implemented several quality strategies such as certification of hospitals and regulatory agreements by the General Salubrity Council, creation of the National Health Quality Committee, generation of Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Certification of Medical Specialties, among others. Quality control in gastrointestinal surgery must begin at the time of medical education and continue during professional activities of surgeons, encouraging multidisciplinary teamwork, knowledge, abilities, attitudes, values and skills that promote homogeneous, safe and quality health services for the Mexican population.
authors.affiliation: Dirección de Administración y Evaluación de Delegaciones, Unidad de Evaluación de Delegaciones, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México, DF, Mexico. ramirezbarba@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ector Jaime
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Barba
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arenas-Moya
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vázquez-Guerrero
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D002568:Certification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration; D006285:Health Planning; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D011640:Public Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011786:Quality Control