Healthcare Management: Role of Human Resources

Abstract

The importance of the material and technical base and financial resources for the development of the Russian health care system has been established. The availability of qualified specialists, doctors and nurses, plays a key role for the functioning of the industry. Training of personnel and provision of medical institutions with medical personnel at the level of regulatory requirements are among the main tasks of health development. The systematic approach, methods of induction and deduction, expert assessments in the study of the problems of staffing of healthcare organizations are applied. Features of the federal structure and spatial development of modern Russia are the methodological basis of the study. The performed analysis of the current situation in the health care sector and the nature of the accumulated problems are substantiated by statistical information. The factors significantly influencing the provision of medical services have been identified. Insufficient level of provision of doctors and nurses in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation has been established. The compliance with the conditions of appropriate quality and the required volume of medical services as a necessary basis for the work of medical organizations are determined. The reasons and trends in the change in the levels of employment and unemployment in the regions of Russia are considered. The features of internal migration between federal districts are disclosed. The results of the functioning of medical organizations and the state of health care as a branch of the social sphere are analyzed. The influence of factors of employment, unemployment, internal migration on the activities of healthcare organizations was taken into account when developing recommendations. Proposals for resolving acute issues in human resources management have been formulated. The use of long-term planning tools as a necessary condition for the development of the healthcare industry is justified. The key role of training and retraining activities has been identified. Recommendations for correcting deficiencies and improving the work with medical personnel have been formulated. The results of the study for application in activities to improve the organization and management of health development at the subnational level are confirmed. Suggestions for practical application are made.