Problems of implementing the concept of «lean polyclinic» in the practice of functioning of domestic polyclinic institutions

Abstract

The article considers the first steps of the Federal priority project «Lean polyclinic», which is taking place in the Russian healthcare system, aimed at organizing a new model of medical care and the problems that stand in the way of implementing a new concept in the practice of functioning of domestic polyclinic institutions. The purpose of the study is to identify the results of a Federal priority healthcare project that started in Russia in 2018 and is aimed at organizing a new model of medical care in Russia. The article notes that the process of organizing «lean production» should not begin with installations launched from above, but with identifying problems and finding optimal solutions in the workplace. To implement the concept of «Lean polyclinic» in the practice of functioning of domestic polyclinic institutions in each Russian polyclinic, it is necessary, first of all, to identify the list of problems that exist directly in this particular polyclinic. The results presented in the article of the study allow us to conclude that the concept of «Lean hospital» aims to find a solution to the main problems arising in the organization of primary health care system and shows the high efficiency of this system with the introduction of medical institutions to optimize the process of medical care.