Growing elderly population among a decreasing overall population

Extremely sparsely populated- 250,600  inhabitants in an area representing ¼ of Sweden (population 9 million)- Most sparsely populated area of the European Union- Large in a European context, but only 1/20 of the Canadian area

Extensive ICT structure

High level of ICT awareness in society- 90% of the population has broadband access

The county of Norrbotten, Sweden

Agneta Granström, County Council Commissioner

MariaMagdalena Holmgren, Process manager, Departement of Regional Development

Kenneth Sjaunja, EU Co-ordinator, Departement of Regional Development

Who we are

What we would like to discuss/collaborate on

Efforts/Investments/Programs in e-Health

Mental health – Psychological treatment on distance

Primary Health Care and Telemedicine

Competence centres for e-Health

Platforms/networks for collaboration between research, business and politics.

Platforms for development of new e-Health services and applications

Preventive health care - Life style programs

County Commissioner Agneta Granström chairs the AER working group on e-Health

Regional development programme: Attractive living environments, Good public health and Economic growth- Needs of citizens, patients and relatives, care personnel, care providers and decisionmakers- Effectiveness and user benefit in medical and social services

Regional innovation system: Regional players in research, politics and business – Centre for e-Health at Luleå University of Technology

Position Norrbotten and create user benefits- More strategic partners- More international cooperation projects - Development of new products and services

Conscious long-term effort- Work at policy level- Project input- Operational development in health and medical care

The County Councils work with e-Health

Sunderby Hospital, one of the most modern hospitals in Europe

5 hospitals33 health centres34 dental clinics8,000 county council employees

Goals for the County Councils work on e-Health- Facilitate use and development of ICT in medical and social services- Give citizens and care personnel access to information that is easily available, reliable, evidence-based, effective, of uniform quality, and up-to-date- Improve information supply between citizens and medical and social services

Health care in the County Council of Norrbotten

Hospitals

Healthcare centresDental clinics

Method development and implementation of needs analyses as basis for new products and services – focus and legitimity

Techniques and methods to improve diagnosis, consultation and treatment via distance-spanning technology – for care providers, patients and relatives.

Improved collaboration and information supply between different parts of the healthcare system and improved availability to care information and self-care among patients as well as citizens.

Innovation system for e-Health

ICT-structure in healthcare

100% internal referrals are electronic – 98% electronic prescriptions

One copy of patient records per patient available all over the county

Access to medical journals – other care-providers

Digitalised X-rays

VAS – General HealthcareAdministrative system

- 5 hospitals- 33 health centres- 40 dental care centres

- A uniform system for all medical records- Single sign-on- Independent modules can be merged- Integrated with other systems (economy, PACS, IMACS, ECG, Pharmacy among others)-Designed for the users, by the users

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Medicalrecord

Out-patientcare

In-patientcare

Registration of arrival

Referrals Prescriptions

Planning ofsurgery

X-ray Laboratorytests

Correspondence with patient

Medical certificates

Dentists