Specialized traumatological and orthopedic care for children through public-private partnership programs in the Novosibirsk region

Aim: To evaluate the feasibility of an organizational model of specialized traumatological and orthopedic care for children using public–private partnership mechanisms in the Novosibirsk region.

Material and Methods: Data from patients visiting the Federal State Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics between 2011 and 2015 were acquired from “Medassist,” the local medical information system. Data were subsequently analyzed to identify the relative extent of medical care provided.

Results: This study included results from an organizational model of specialized traumatological and orthopedic care for children developed via public–private partnership mechanisms that have been implemented in the Novosibirsk region since 2011. A number of institutions were involved in this model of medical care for children with traumatological and orthopedic pathology, including the Federal State Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Clinic “NIITO” (a non-governmental medical organization), and various other primary health care organizations, including children’s polyclinics and hospital outpatient departments. This model allowed us to create a closed (full) cycle of provision for specialized traumatological and orthopedic care, from primary treatment to the completion of rehabilitation with dynamic supervision throughout. This was accomplished by combining various clinical stages, including the specialized clinic, hospital, rehabilitation organization, and outpatient clinic. The main areas of this model include timely and reliable detection; determination of treatment indicators; appropriate definition of treatment terms; and the provision of specialized medical care, including high technology input, rehabilitation, and dynamic monitoring.

Conclusions: Implementation of an organizational model of specialized traumatological and orthopedic care for children in the Novosibirsk region using mechanisms associated with public–private partnerships has proved to be very positive. Application of the model allowed improvements in the availability of specialized traumatological and orthopedic care for children to ensure succession in the stages of medical care and to increase the number of cases entering rehabilitation. Therefore, this model demonstrates the viability of providing medical care to the population through the mechanisms of public–private partnership.