Problems of implementing the federal project "Development of export of medical services" at the regional level

Introduction. The purpose of the study is to determine the leading and least represented on the website of the Federal project "Development of exports of medical services" (Federal project) profiles of medical services for the formation of proposals for the development of medical tourism in the Chelyabinsk region.Materials and methods The study is based on empirical and theoretical methods of studying the website of the Federal Project and the information of the Coordinating Center for Medical Tourism Development placed on the websites of the Ministry of Health of Russia and Central Research Institute of Health Organization and Informatization. Statistical method and questionnaire survey method were used.Results and Discussion Factors influencing the choice of medical organization are: availability of information about the medical organization in free access, transport accessibility, staffing of hospitals with equipment, level of professional training of doctors, quality of service and patient safety in medical organizations, the cost of medical services. Leading areas of medical tourism for adult patients: obstetrics and gynecology, neurology and neurosurgery, traumatology and orthopedics. Rating of medical services profiles for children's age category of foreign tourists: pediatrics, rehabilitation, ophthalmology, neurology, otorhinolaryngology and dentistry. The main factors motivating managers of medical organizations to participate in the Federal project: attracting additional funds, development of quality system management and obtaining a JSI certificate, improving the image of the medical organization in the framework of medical tourism. Reasons that hinder participation in the project: lack of targeted funding, problems of interaction with the project organizers, maintenance and processing of permits for medical tourism, pandemic conditions.Conclusion The condition for effective implementation of the Federal project in the Chelyabinsk region is to create a Regional Coordinating Center, which will organize and carry out activities aimed at the development of medical tourism in the region and the promotion of medical organizations in the Chelyabinsk region. 