A World Leading eHealth Nation
Denmark is one of the world’s leading
countries in the use of ehealth and welfare
technology
Denmark has a strong international position in health research and development
supported by national and regional strategies. The Danish strength within health and
welfare technology is the result of two very strong competence clusters in ICT and
life sciences, leading to excellent innovations to the benefit of patients and healthcare efficiency.
Methods like user-driven innovation, participatory design, patient co-creation and
human computer interaction have enabled Denmark to provide superior products and
solutions. Therefore, Denmark has become an excellent laboratory for testing, research and development, and innovation in health and welfare technology solutions.
Finally, Denmark has a tradition for close collaboration between research groups,
public and private companies, healthcare institutions, and regional as well as national
government authorities.
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What’s Up in Danish eHealth?
Denmark is home to world-class software
development talent - especially within the
fields of security and encryption, development of business solutions, eGovernment
and health IT solutions, and acoustics
software.
2 out of 5 of the world’s most popular
programming languages were developed
in Denmark. Building on this tradition for
software architecture and design, Microsoft chose Denmark as location for their
largest development center in Europe.
Also, a number of companies within health
software have developed their solutions in
Denmark in collaboration with the Danish
health authorities.
Cetrea
Cetrea, recently praised as one of Europe’s 100 most innovative companies, has helped
the hospital in Horsens with a solution that increases the usage of surgical facilities
from 82% to 88% and reduces the likelihood for cancellation by 33 % Validated at one
regional hospital, Cetrea is now selling to 4 out of 5 Danish Regions, which are administrating for the Danish Hospitals. Internationally, Cetrea has taken its first steps in
Germany and Scandinavia.
IBM Healthcare Denmark
IBM bought the Danish company Acure in 2004 to get a stronger presence in the
Danish market for Health IT services.
Denmark is a leading country within eHealth. The infrastructure for IT within this
industry is well-established and the clients are ambitious. The local access to innovation and talent is a great advantage for IBM. Denmark is, in many ways, at the
forefront of new developments. So, supplying IT to the Danish healthcare sector
ensures us a leading position in the global marketplace. The vibrant and innovative
business environment is attractive for us due to the highly dedicated and flexible
workforce. This creates and attracts talent, also from abroad, and provides the
basis for real innovation – also for IBM.
Henrik Wieland, IBM Healthcare Industry Leader
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Welfare Technology
In Denmark, technological solutions for
the care of the disabled, the elderly and
other citizens needing assistance in their
everyday life are implemented in order
to optimize the use of resources in the
public service sector as well as to give
citizens a better quality of life. A number
of organizations have been established
to support the development of these
technological solutions. For instance,
Welfare Tech Region and the Robocluster
Telemedicine are examples of the Danish
stronghold within welfare technology.
Several telemedicine solutions, such as
the patient briefcase for various chronic
diseases and the ECGLink for remote
monitoring of cardiac patients, have been
developed in Denmark. The experience
gained from the development of these
products and the knowledge from the Danish Society for Clinical Telemedicine and
the Danish Center for Health Telemedicine
secure that the testing and development
of your telemedicine solutions will be in the
hands of professionals.
Reasons to choose Denmark for eHealth business:
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End-user centered design
Advanced electronic infrastructure
Quick user adaptability
Tradition for test and development
Several international companies have already engaged in working with Danish
public and private partners to develop and test their new eHealth products, for
instance Philips.
“Philips is delighted to be partnering with Danish Regions to help realize their aim
of developing innovative solutions, including eHealth, for the Danish healthcare
system. Collaboration is an important step for Philips and we see Denmark as a key
partnership country in relation to developing leading-edge innovative solutions for
future healthcare systems”.
Karen Lykke Sørensen, Nordic CEO of Philips Healthcare
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