In international comparisons, the Nordic countries have good living conditions and conditions for living long, healthy lives. This also means that more and more people are living longer with chronic diseases that require coherent and coordinated health and social care.
Despite overall common trends in the Nordic countries, there are differences in terms of coordination in health and social care, but also in terms of general governance and organization of health care. Based on this, the National Board of Health and Welfare - under the Nordic Council of Ministers - is coordinating a project to shed light on how integrated care and more cohesive health and care processes can be created in the Nordic countries.
As part of this work, Sirona was commissioned by the National Board of Health and Welfare to support the authority in highlighting similarities and differences between the countries based on six areas. The work resulted in a report that, among other things, highlights the importance of increased cooperation on knowledge base, use of common health data registers and increased cooperation on policy work within the health systems. Link to the report here.
Sweden is not alone in striving to make its citizens' care more coherent, both in terms of gaps within a single principal or between different principals. Since healthcare systems in the Nordic countries are similar, it is very valuable to try to learn from each other; both to avoid pitfalls and to spread good examples. The report highlights both differences and similarities between the countries' systems and how they work to make care coherent; Sirona is proud to have been part of the work on the report and hopes that it will bring more person-centered and effective care to more people in the future!
- Johan Hilm, Director at Sirona.
