Effectiveness of private medical organizations in the Russian healthcare system

Abstract

The article is devoted to the development of the private sector of medical services in our country in order to improve the health of the population, which is the main task of healthcare in general. Private clinics have advantages over public institutions: no queues, courtesy of staff, increased comfort, etc. Despite the progressive development of private medicine, there are certain problems that cannot be solved without an integrated approach to healthcare in general. The object of the study is commercial medical organizations; the subject of the study is the efficiency (profitability) of the activities of commercial medical organizations. The methodological basis of this study is comparative analysis, empirical and systematic approaches. The author pays special attention to the problems of interaction between the public and private segments in the field of medical services provided to the population. As a result of the conducted research, it was concluded that the solution of the identified problems is facilitated by the optimization of interaction between the public and private health sectors, including the optimization of financial flows of mandatory, voluntary health insurance funds and direct payments of patients. The novelty of the study lies in determining the main criterion for the effective optimization of the interaction between the public and private health sectors – the economic accessibility of paid medical services to the population. The approaches indicated in the article will not only increase the opportunities of the population in the field of healthcare, but also improve the quality of medical services in both private and public spheres.