[The waiting periods of ambulatory polyclinic care as indicator of its accessibility].
The article presents the results of analysis of waiting period of consultation of specialists in Moscow polyclinics exemplified by the ambulatory center of polyclinic No 201 of Moscow health department. The data of comparative analysis of indicators of polyclinics of different administrative okrugs of Moscow was also involved. The material was collected using the unified medical informative analytical system of polyclinic No 201 and included data concerning waiting periods of consultation of specialists with permitted self-appointment--surgeon, urologist, therapist, obstetrician-gynecologist and otorinolaringologist. The results of study demonstrated that the indicators of waiting period of consultation of specialists are highest in the Southern administrative okrug as compared with other okrugs. However, in one of amnulatory associations of this okrug (polyclinic Na 201) waiting period of consultation of obstetrician-gynecologist, ophthalmologist, urologist and surgeon was reliably lower in comparison with corresponding okrug mean indicators. This occurrence is related to high support of association with these categories of specialists. The longest waiting period both in okrug and association was established for otorinolaringologisit (4.4 and 6.3 days correspondingly). This is related to low support of population with these specialists. The presented analysis of waiting period of consultation of specialists of polyclinic section is a foundation for adequate decisior making in health management targeted to increasing of accessibility of medical care to population.
V O
VO
Shchepin
A S
AS
D'iachkova
D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009031:Moscow; D014850:Waiting Lists