Resumen

MEJIAS SANCHEZ, Yoerquis; MORALES SUAREZ, Ileana  y  PERERA VANDRELL, Sebastián. Legal basis and development projection of metrology in the national health care system. Rev Cubana Salud Pública [online]. 2015, vol.41, n.1. ISSN 0864-3466.

Metrology is science of great application in health care services since it assures objectivity, reliability, traceability and uniformity of measurements. The objective of the present report was to present the legal bases of metrology in Cuba and its development prospects in the Cuban health care system. A search was made on the relevance of this science and the projections of the Ministry of Public Health for its advancement. Metrology is included in the Guidelines of the Economic and Social Policy of the Party and the Revolution and is legally endorsed in Cuba. The National Service of Metrology and the medical equipment maintenance and repair service are the ones that render the metrological assurance in the health care sector. One of their functions is to repair and calibrate measurement tools and equipment. The new technologies and the requirements of the national health care system lead to the implementation of a set of actions by the Ministry of Public Health towards the development of metrology such as formation and upgrading of human resources, investment plans, utilization of the scientific results, control and strategic alliances. All of these are key elements to guarantee the metrological assurance activities that the health system demands, thus contributing to the advance of the public health, the improvement of the service quality and the satisfaction of the population.

Palabras clave : metrology; metrology in health services; metrological assurance.

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