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Building a Learning Healthcare System in North Norway

Andrius Budrionis
Norwegian Centre for e-health research, University Hospital of North Norway

Luis Marco-Ruiz
Norwegian Centre for e-health research, University Hospital of North Norway

Kassaye Yitbarek Yigzaw
Norwegian Centre for e-health research, University Hospital of North Norway

Johan Gustav Bellika
Norwegian Centre for e-health research, University Hospital of North Norway

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Published in: Proceedings from The 14th Scandinavian Conference on Health Informatics 2016, Gothenburg, Sweden, April 6-7 2016

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 122:1, p. 1-5

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Published: 2016-03-31

ISBN: 978-91-7685-776-2

ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

The Learning Healthcare System paradigm promises fast progression of knowledge extracted from health data into clinical practice for improving health for populations, personalizing care and minimizing costs (the Triple Aim). It is, however, less clear how these ideas should be adopted to address the challenges of healthcare worldwide. While challenges are global, the healthcare systems and their organization are highly country-dependent, thus requiring a customized development approach and tailored impact measures. This paper sketches high-level ideas of demonstrating the potential benefits of the learning healthcare in North Norway. The implementation serves as a pilot project for measuring the impact of the paradigm on healthcare delivery, patient outcome and estimating the consumption of resources for a large-scale (national) deployment.

Keywords

fragmented care, triple aim, data reuse, patient experience

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