Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot157310.32687/0869-866X-2024-32-6-1343-1349НеопределенOn the issue of determining notions “medical malpractice”, “yatrogeny” and “defect of medical care”: social legal aspectsLiadovaAnna Vasilijevnaannaslm@mail.ruLiadovaMariia Vasilijevnamariadoc1@mail.ruThe Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education The M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, RussiaThe Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education “N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University” of Minzdrav of Russia, 117997, Moscow, Russia091220243262804202528042025Copyright © 2025,2025<p>The article considers social legal aspects of concepts of medical error, iatrogenesis, defect of medical care in view of absence of their clear definition and understanding in public and professional communities. The usage of these concepts is distinguished by chronological continuity that is conditioned by influence of approaches existed at different stages. On the basis of analysis of scientific publications and normative legal base their genesis and peculiarities of definition are demonstrated. The social aspects affecting their transformation were revealed. It is established that initially traditional understanding of possible shortcomings in medical work was formed as conscientious delusion of physician because of insufficiency of existing medical knowledge about certain health problems. The results of original empirical study demonstrated stability of this understanding in professional community of practicing physicians. However, in conditions of development of new model of national health care based on application of new diagnostic and treatment tools oriented to individual approach to patient and under effect of mediatization of health sphere traditional understanding of medical errors became limited that resulted in occurrence of concept of medical care defect. However, its application is limited due to ambiguity of interpretation because of absence of its definition in legal field. 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