SmartClinic

Across the program region, there is an increase in the number of patients with chronic disease, which occupies up to 80% of healthcare resources and creates prolonged waiting times and treatment pathways.

Today, the procedure is for patients with a chronic disease to attend regular check-ups in the healthcare system – even during periods when patients are stable and not experiencing disease outbreaks.

There is a need to rethink outpatient care (i.e. treatment and control without hospitalization). This can be done by using health technology to ensure good patient monitoring and free up hospital time so that acutely ill patients can be treated in a shorter time frame. The aim of the project is to develop a generic model for digitalized treatment pathways for patients with chronic diseases. The SmartClinic project uses Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) as a case study to develop and test a model for digitized treatment pathways that can eventually be used in other medical specialties with chronic diseases. The four project partners in Denmark and Sweden are: Zealand University Hospital, the company Visikon, Skåne University Hospital and the School of Business and Economics at the University of Gothenburg. The partners will jointly develop a generic model for outpatient monitoring and treatment of patients with chronic diseases. The generic model combines self-monitoring with advanced digital technology and online monitoring with more efficient emergency care in the clinic, using health technology in a new way. The solution is developed together with patients in a participatory setup.