Background The need for care is increasing with an aging population, while more efficient and customer-oriented solutions are demanded. Quality differences and deficiencies in elderly care have been highlighted in recent years...
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Background The nine Sussa counties are jointly conducting a procurement for Future Healthcare Information Support (FVIS), which is one of the largest IT investments ever in the Swedish healthcare sector. In connection with this procurement, the Sussa counties want to introduce...
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Background The region wanted to increase transparency between healthcare providers and commissioners by initiating a development dialogue with the services. Furthermore, the region wanted to introduce a methodology for performance evaluation in order to ensure a safe...
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Background The hospital in question had been using a surgical planning system for several years. When the supplier of the system decided to stop developing and supporting the version in use, the hospital decided...
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Background A medium-sized Swedish county council wanted to create an understanding among politicians and officials for the development of equal care and health in the county council. Sirona was commissioned to implement a change process...
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Background A national decision was taken to enable choice of care in specialist care. Sirona was commissioned by a medium-sized county council, which had waited for the introduction of care choice, to analyze the effects...
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Background The Public Health Agency of Sweden has been commissioned by the Government to develop, test and validate a model for health economic calculations regarding antibiotic resistance to better assess its consequences for society in...
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Background In an effort to focus on quality, a political decision was made in 2012 to introduce a trial of quality-based financing (KBF) in specialized health care in Norway. The bill...
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Background To ensure the continued provision of appropriate healthcare facilities and sufficient capacity in the future, one region planned to carry out major renovations, extensions and new construction of existing hospital buildings. The assignment included...
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Background The costs of care for the elderly in Sweden amounted to just over SEK 102 billion in 2012, with special housing accounting for around 60% of total expenditure on care for the elderly. The single largest cost item for...
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