Conceptual basics of managing the development of relations with stakeholders in the field of medical services

Abstract

The relevance of the research topic lies in the need to find effective ways to optimize the activities of enterprises in the field of medical services based on improving their interaction with all stakeholders, organizations and institutions in the health care industry, which is a critical infrastructure. The main goal of the study was to substantiate the conceptual foundations of managing relationships with stakeholders at medical enterprises. At the same time, the state of the social and economic sphere of Ukraine in 2022-2023 and the main goals of sustainable development were taken into account. The following methods of acquiring scientific knowledge were used in the work: logical generalization, comparative analysis, content analysis, desk research. The list of problems and contradictions in the health care system of Ukraine which require improvement of approaches to managing interaction with stakeholders in the field of medical services, is substantiated. The principles of managing interaction with stakeholders at medical service enterprises are defined. Three groups of principles are proposed, which take into account, firstly, the need to manage the quality of medical services, secondly, the current political and socio-economic situation in Ukraine, and, thirdly, the goals of sustainable development. An improved list of functions of managing relations with stakeholders of enterprises in the field of medical services is proposed, which includes both justification of the specifics of general functions and justification of the list of specific functions. The list and interrelationships between the elements of the concept of managing relationships with stakeholders in the medical services industry are substantiated, including a set of hypotheses and basic provisions of the concept. The developed concept of managing relationships with stakeholders of enterprises in the field of medical services allows to implement a comprehensive and systematic approach to improving interaction between all participants and representatives of this industry and increasing the efficiency of its functioning in modern conditions