Socio-economic aspects of the outpatient care development in times of economic instability

Abstract

Subject. Primary health care plays a leading role in preserving health, preventing diseases, and ensuring a high level of efficiency of the entire health care system of the country. Objectives. The study aims to determine the main directions in the organization and management of a medical institution to improve social and economic efficiency of outpatient services in extreme situations. Methods. The methodological framework of the study consists of the works of domestic and foreign researchers on organization, management and economics in healthcare, laws and regulations, information and analytical materials of official websites of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and the Sverdlovsk Oblast, statistical and economic data of annual financial statements of the Central City Hospital No. 7 of Yekaterinburg. Results. The economic analysis of financial performance of medical institution unveiled disproportion in healthcare delivery. We developed possible directions of rational use of outpatient clinic’s economic resources to minimize costs during the period of economic turbulence in the industry. Conclusions. It is economically viable to introduce new organizational technologies into the activities of medical institutions subject to available material and technical resources and their rational use.