NORDIC INNOVATIONOslo University Hospital

Director of Innovation Kari J. Kværner2014

Global health care challengesRising costs, an ageing population and increasing public expectations are making the current healthcare system unsustainable*

Common Nordic health care needs1. Patient-centric health care delivery empowering the users2. Technology and infrastructure that communicates3. Implementation of innovations and good practice (Commercialization, adoption and diffusion of innovations)

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* Recent Norwegian white papers regarding coordination reform, quality of care and patient safety all address the need for innovative solutions, with particular focus upon the integration of people and technology.

Innovation examples - Norwegian, but yet not Nordic

1. Clinic of Innovation – the Norwegian DNA strain; comprises the total health care chain; national network and Oslo municipality, hospitals linked to health care industry by Oslo Medtech

2. Platform for sharing innovation on a Nordic and global level; yet not piloted and available on a Nordic sharing platform

3. Optimizing patient pathway dialogue - Implemented, but still waiting for GENERIC technologic solution

• Electronic dialog GP-hospital• Common electronic journal system• Booking service

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«If the patient could decide»- diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer

Nordic Welfare Solutions – the DNA Recipe? 1. Nordic Innovation Sharing platform and Network

We need a nordic platform to share innovation – and should expand on the model that is already in use (Induct Software)

2. Optimizing the Digital Patient Pathway Dialogue – an Innovative Procurement Project

Developing and implementing a GENERIC technologic solution providing

• Electronic dialog GP-hospital• Common electronic journal system• Booking service

3. The Nordic Health Innovator – a Knowledge Test-bed Patient-centric health care technology centers (virtual/physical)

where simulaton and knowledge transfer related to patients and their dear ones, employees and the health care industry

….. to break the barrier between hospitals, GPs and health care industry

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