[Evaluation of the methods of analysis of diagnostic errors]

The article provides a critical analysis of validity of existing modifications in the methods of evaluating the quality of diagnosis (E. E. Ben, E. R. Guglina, N. S. Sokolova et al, M. N. Petrov). The authors suggest a technology for calculating the indices of diagnosis quality adapted for applied public health and consisting of five consecutive operations. A new additional indicator of comprehensive polyclinic diagnosis (P) is introduced--the ratio (in %) of the number of diagnoses made by the polyclinic and confirmed by the hospital to the general number of diagnoses made by the hospital.