Technology drives the healthcare of the future

In 2024, the CheckWare Conference was held at Gardermoen for the first time, bringing together participants for two instructive days. With lectures from leading experts, challenges and opportunities within specialized healthcare were highlighted, and the role of technology in the healthcare of the future was put in focus. Throughout the conference, the message was clear – Technology must be used smartly, and changing clinical practice is the key to a more efficient healthcare service.

Digitalization and Data-Driven Development

Rune Simensen, Director of Technology and e-Health at Helse Sør-Øst, opened the conference with insights on how technology, artificial intelligence, and digital home monitoring can improve patient care and hospital operations. The goal is for 30% of treatment to take place at home by 2030 – for a more efficient and patient-centered healthcare service.

Effective Follow-up with Digital Tools

Ane Djuv from Stavanger University Hospital presented how digital patient-controlled outpatient clinics for orthopedic patients can reduce unnecessary check-ups, increase patient satisfaction, and free up resources for healthcare personnel.

Innovation in Mental Health

Bror Just Andersen demonstrated how LOVePROM and DelMedMeg provide structured feedback and quality improvement in mental health and substance abuse. This ensures better patient pathways and targeted treatment.

Collection and Research on Data Gathered via CheckWare

KariAnne R. Vrabel, a clinical psychologist and research leader at Modum Bad, as well as Associate Professor II at the University of Oslo, followed up with her presentation on data collection and research of data gathered via CheckWare.

She was clear on how using data collected for treatment purposes could well be utilized in research to offer the best form of therapy for each individual patient.

Digital Home Monitoring

Anna Harmens and Lotte Sandberg Larsen from OUS shared how digital home monitoring increases the quality of healthcare services, provides flexibility, and addresses challenges with patient influx.

Groundbreaking Treatment Offerings

Mage-tarmskolen was presented by Ingbjørg Bratland and Mari-Anna Holmefjord as Norway’s first fully digital treatment offering for IBS patients. This service ensures faster assistance and equal access to treatment regardless of geography.

Digital Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Diseases in Children and Adolescents

Dag Tveitnes, pediatrician and PhD at Stavanger University Hospital, shared research on diagnostic challenges in the pediatric gastro outpatient clinic. With overlapping and complex symptom profiles, waiting times have been long and resources unnecessarily used.

The goal of the project is to distinguish between organic and functional gastrointestinal conditions before admission, so that those that can be treated in primary healthcare do not burden the hospital. The research results are eagerly awaited, and we look forward to gaining further insights.

Use of Robots and Integrations

Marita Frivåg from Nordland Hospital and Silje Holmelid from Haraldsplass Diaconal Hospital shared experiences with automatic distribution of forms from CheckWare via RPA (robot process automation).

Marita explained how the time spent by healthcare personnel has been reduced from 10 minutes to 5 seconds per patient. Patients receive digital forms, which saves costs, reduces physical strain, and provides faster responses that identify health challenges early. This has also saved over one million kroner.

Silje demonstrated how data can be transferred to the Orbit medical record system and combined from various systems, which opens up for better research.

Waiting time for ADHD treatment reduced from 1 year to 0 days!

Kaja Asbjørnsen Betin, psychologist and project manager at Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital, shared the success of LOVeCARE ADHD, a digital treatment program developed with CheckWare.

With six months of experience, she proudly reported that waiting times for patients are now eliminated. Patients can start self-treatment immediately after referral, and the results have been very positive, with great flexibility for both patients and therapists.

Psychotherapy in a Digital Everyday Life – It Works!

There Brask-Rustad from Vestre Viken shared her experiences using video therapy in psychotherapy. For her patient group, which often has somatic complaints, video therapy is frequently preferred over physical attendance.

Research shows that digital treatment has as good an effect as traditional therapy, with no higher dropout rates. Interestingly, it is often the therapists who are most concerned about digital solutions – not the patients.

Video therapy offers flexibility and access to treatment where patients are, and it works!

How to Measure the Effect of Digital Home Monitoring

Amund Leinaas, senior advisor at Vestre Viken, shared insights on how digital home monitoring is steadily increasing, but that we still lack sufficient documentation of its effects. Patients are generally satisfied and feel safe, but for digital solutions to meet healthcare challenges, they must replace parts of traditional treatment.

Leinaas emphasized that technology is important, but that it primarily involves changing clinical practice. At Vestre Viken, benefits of digitalization are documented through measures saving hours, bed days, and income for healthcare services. For patients, satisfaction, saved time, reduced transport costs, and lower CO2 emissions are measured.

CheckWare-Related Presentations

In addition to knowledge shared by our customers, we had several speakers and presentations ourselves, namely Export Templates, Integration with Quality Registries, Artificial Intelligence in CheckWare, Latest News and Plans Ahead, Worklists for Easier Prioritization, and How to Create Good Services in CheckWare.

In brief; Technology Drives the Healthcare of the Future

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