Approaches to Measuring Labor Productivity in Healthcare: An Analysis of Russian and International Practices
https://doi.org/10.26794/2304-022X-2025-15-4-161-171
Abstract
In recent years, successful practices from the industrial sector have increasingly been adopted within the service sector. This trend is reflected in the 2025 expansion of the list of industries included in the federal project «Labor Productivity», which now encompasses healthcare. The purpose of this study is to analyze domestic and international methodologies, as well as theoretical and legal approaches, to measuring labor productivity in the healthcare sector. The author identifies, for the first time, both the shared features and the specific characteristics of this process. It is established that the assessment of healthcare labor productivity (LP) largely relies on traditional approaches based on output calculations using monetary and quantitative indicators. The study also reveals a methodological convergence in the measurement of LP in Russian healthcare, which is closely linked to the management tasks specific to each administrative level of the sector. To achieve the research objectives, methods of analysis and synthesis were employed. The findings may be of practical use to administrators of healthcare institutions, as well as to policymakers at both regional and federal levels.
About the Author
A. N. Popsuyko
Research Institute of Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Artem N. Popsuyko – Cand. Sci. (Philosophy), Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Management Technology Modeling, Quality Department Specialist, Senior Lecturer at the Scientific and Educational Department
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Popsuyko A.N. Approaches to Measuring Labor Productivity in Healthcare: An Analysis of Russian and International Practices. Management Sciences. 2025;15(4):161-171. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26794/2304-022X-2025-15-4-161-171
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