Possibilities of Integrating Medical and Economic Science in the Process of Introducing Innovations in Regional Healthcare on the Example of Oncological Service of the Sverdlovsk Region

Abstract

In the framework of the strategic tasks for the country to increase the level of scientific and technological development and enhance innovation, it is of scientific interest to study these processes using the example of healthcare as the most dynamically developing social sphere. Aim of the study: to consider the possibilities of interaction between medical and economic science in the process of introducing innovations in regional health care. Materials and methods. The paper uses systemic and integrative approaches, methods of comparative and statistical analysis, and modern IT solutions. Results. The article proposes a classification of innovations in medicine and confirms the effectiveness of the integrated use of organizational, informational, medical, non-medical innovations in the industry, which helps reduce morbidity, disability, and mortality of the population at the macro- and meso-levels. Conclusions. The authors’ approach to the study of innovations in the regional healthcare system substantiates the feasibility of integrating medical and economic science from the perspective of not only medical, but also economic effects at the social level. The authors’ approach has been tested on the example of the oncological service of the Sverdlovsk region, proving the achievement of high medical, social, economic effects at the regional level as a result of the integrative interaction of medical and economic science.