[On the question of the development of medical-economic standard of diagnostics of oncologic diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract in outpatient clinics of Saint Petersburg].

The authors investigated general principles and specific development of medico-economic standard-based data-processing system, "Expert-MES", for early diagnosis of tumors of the upper gastrointestinal tract. The method of calculating the actual cost of diagnostic measures is demonstrated with regard to necessary volumes. The possibilities of monitoring the implementation of MES in request of patients for examination in outpatient clinics are evaluated.