MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION IN HEALTH CARE AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL

The paper reviews topical issues of organization and management of innovative activity in the regional health care system.Objective. Development and scientific substantiation of a conceptual model of managing innovation in the regional health care system, introduction of institutional mechanisms for its implementation, and evaluation of their efficacy in using diagnosis and treatment technologies. Objectives of the study included reviewing the organization status and problems hampering the development, identification of prospects, and justification for appropriate changes in innovation in healthcare system and medical science at the regional level.Material and methods. To conduct a comprehensive assessment of the status and meet challenges of innovation promotion, a methodology for social-hygienic research was worked out including bibliographic and analytical methods, situational analysis, sociological and economic methods, expert assessment, methods for quality management system audit in accordance with ISO 19011:2002, IDEFO function modeling (RD IDEF0-2000), and organizational modeling. The study was based on the analysis of foreign and domestic literature, statistics, methods for managerial modeling, as well as management experience (including innovative methodological approaches) gained by Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics named after Ya.L. Tsivyan which meets the requirements for a platform for research and innovative product reproduction, including research, clinical, organizational, and managerial aspects. Other facilities were considered in conjunction with the leading innovative platform.Results. The paper presents a scientifically based model of innovative medical environment with its elements as subjects, each with a set of functions. Conceptual model for management includes structuring (resource, processes, and quality management; application of international standards) and strategic management mechanisms, provides a systematic approach to management, and ensures efficient operation of medical institutions and public access to innovative medical diagnostic technologies. The advantage of innovative products and technologies using within the doctrine of innovative management is that they provide a comprehensive approach to the diagnosis and treatment of patients. The introducted managing innovation technologies allow to improve organizational performance of healthcare institutions and to achieve significant medical and social effects: high level of diagnosis and treatment, improved access and quality of care what promotes the public health.Conclusion. Formation of regional innovation medical environment with advanced innovation infrastructure, interaction of its elements through an effective system of coordination and control is a prerequisite and basis for more mature and system-level structure – an industry innovative cluster. Active development of innovation in health care based on cooperation among the different actors of innovation and interagency collaboration provides a professional staff to the sphere of research commercialization, accomplishes innovative technology transfer to a real economy, and enables the integration in the worldwide innovation environment through the implementation of technological and scientific research projects.