in their own homes in safe and secure conditions,
provides healthcare personnel with more time for
close contact and care and gives the elderly and
their families greater comfort and quality of life.
develop targeted solutions based on the healthcare
sector's actual needs. In this innovative work we
place particular emphasis on involving participants
with good knowledge of the healthcare sector.
Pill dose organisers, scales, incontinence sheets,
personal alarms, video surveillance and blood
glucose monitors have all been on the market for
many years. However, it is only when all the various
pieces of data about a patient's health status are
combined into one image that trained personnel are
in a position to provide a comprehensive assessment
of the patient's need for medical care. Data transfer
by means of telecommunications is a key part of this
information collection process, and it is here that
Telenor, together with the diverse elements of the
healthcare service, has an important contribution to
make.
healthcare services
Telenor has previously conducted pilot projects
in welfare technology in seven municipalities
in southern Norway. Our experiences have now
been utilised in a joint innovation project between
Telenor Objects and Visma called "Stay at home
longer". Sensor data is collected, stored and
communicated using technology from Telenor,
and Visma then ensures that the information is
available in the municipality's patient medical
records. Three municipalities will test the beta
version in the spring of 2013.
solutions for the healthcare sector
In collaboration with partners and through
participation in pilot projects we have developed
communications solutions to help modernise
and streamline the healthcare sector. In 2012
Telenor Norway combined its expertise in welfare
technology into a single unit that will develop
and provide services to the Norwegian healthcare
sector. We are proud that the key players in the
Norwegian healthcare system have put their trust
in us by selecting Telenor Norway as their supplier
of telephony, mobility and collaborative services in
the health care sector.
itself as an agreement with the Norwegian Health
Network (Norsk Helsenett) to deliver a high-speed
data network to all the regional health authorities in
Norway and an agreement to supply fixed and mobile
telephony to the entire public health sector. Welfare
technology also offers many opportunities to give
patients a better everyday life. In the autumn of
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