The document discusses the role of information and communications technology (ICT) in actual and planned health care policies in Västerbotten, Sweden. It outlines that ICT strategies aim to move from healthcare to risk care by treating mild conditions at home through self-care supported by high-tech solutions. When technology is used appropriately, cost reductions can fund care for an aging population projected to increase to 25% elderly by 2050. The ICT strategy focuses on virtualizing medical equipment, increasing mobility through wireless networks and devices, integrating IT into all aspects of care, and strengthening security.

1. Role of ICT in the actual and planned
health care policies in Västerbotten
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 Started spring 1999
 56 employees
 Offices in Skellefteå,
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3. Role of ICT in the actual and planned health
care policies in Västerbotten
 The future healthcare
 ICT Strategy

4. The future of healthcare: Report shows need of more
empathy and high tech
 Move from health care
to risk care

5. High tech used in the right way
 Mild conditions will be treated by the patient in their own
homes; “self-care”

6. Cost reductions give more time for empathy
 When the technology is used the right way the cost
reductions can finance the care for the increasing older
population.

7. Population of elderly grows bigger
 25% of the population is expected to be elderly year
2050.

8. VLL – ICT Strategy
 Virtualization
 Mobility
 ”IT-fication”
 Security

9. Virtualization
 Medical technical equipment virtualized
 Pay as you grow, Redundancy increase, Economical
 Virtual servers/LAN

10. Mobility
 Own APN – Seamless roaming
 WLAN – high speed, standardization
 Software - demands increases

11. ”IT-fication”
 Everything is a computer

12. Security
 HSA
 SITHS
 Central constrain system

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