Levels of Comprehensive Assessment of the Medical and Economic Efficiency of Healthcare in the Field of Industry Strategy

Abstract

New tasks set for the healthcare sector by the President of Russia include the transition to a lifestyle that corresponds to the world level, including the support and development of active longevity. For the multi-level methodology of strategizing developed by V. L. Kvint, healthcare sector represents the most promising area of application. The system of strategic measures to achieve the country’s development goals related to the health of the population cannot include only medical or medical-preventive measures; it is advisable to include promotion of a healthy lifestyle, social support for older people and other measures. Essentially, in strategizing, it is advisable to single out the “health care sector” or, more precisely, the “health saving” sphere, which includes all the forces associated with the focus on increasing life expectancy, and the “health care system” as a branch of the economy and social sphere, covering a network of specific institutions and bodies. Thus, a sphere, an industry, a region, an individual medical institution, its specialized unit and an individual medical specialist, as well as an individual citizen (patient) must form a single strategic system (using a digital circuit and other platforms). It is obvious that the essence of the medical effectiveness of the healthcare system as a whole and at the level of individual medical institutions is somewhat different. Establishing a comprehensive all-level assessment of the medical and economic effectiveness of healthcare is, in the author’s opinion, a key task in the formation and implementation of a new healthcare development strategy and relevant government programs and projects. Aligning national, regional and global interests requires such strategic management within a single digital health system.