Current challenges and solutions for use of sociology in healthcare management

Abstract

In 2021, the sociological service of State Budgetary Institution «Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare Department» celebrates its 5th anniversary; this article partly reflects on the experience gained during its operation. The article examines the current challenges for medical sociology in healthcare management, among which are the need to change present work culture with feedback, poor skills in medical and sociological research (problems of sampling, creating tools, collecting data, determining reference values) and weak practice-orientation in research. The article outlines important directions for development of medical sociology.